Software Engineer, Hippocampus

Neuralink; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid holidays

Meals provided

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Neuralink's Hippocampus Software Team in Austin is seeking a Software Engineer who will own and drive projects from stakeholder briefs to delivered software. You will work across full-stack development and data engineering, delivering robust solutions for neural data and histology tooling.

You will collaborate with neuroscientists and engineers to turn MVPs into mature products, emphasize great user experience, and communicate across teams.

Qualifications

• Must have led a team to deliver a product or feature with clear impact.
• Evidence of exceptional ability in software engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated work experience.
• 1–2 years of experience leading teams and owning the success of a product.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience understanding requirements and delivering iteratively.
• Strong eye for user experience and polished user interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of software development projects, including full-stack development and cutting-edge data engineering work.
• Gather requirements in ambiguous problem spaces and design elegant solutions.
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews of other team members' projects.
• Work directly and iteratively with stakeholders to grow MVPs into mature solutions.
• Own the design, development, and testing of software development projects.
• Deliver results; ensure a solution that works and meets expectations.
• Be a cross-disciplinary team member; collaborate with engineers from multiple disciplines.
• Be resourceful, flexible, and adaptable; no task is too big or too small.

Skills

Led a team to deliver a product with a

Exceptional software engineering

Team leadership experience

Excellent written and verbal沟通

Requirements gathering & iterative

Strong UX/UI sensibility

End-to-end ownership of software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

We are creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices allow us to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize how humans interact with their digital world.

Team Description:

The Hippocampus Software Team works closely with other teams—neuroscientists, physicists, roboticists, chip designers, pathologists, and mechanical engineers—to build Neuralink’s centralized data aggregation and analysis platform. This data platform collects, organizes, and visualizes a diverse set of data ranging from neural signal recordings and brain histology images to microfabrication manufacturing data. Our team owns projects that drive engineering and experimentation at Neuralink.

We operate like an internal startup – rapidly prototyping and building software that solves problems for the company. This usually takes the form of full-stack tools, but can be any tech stack. If you are obsessed with smooth user experience and love to iterate rapidly on software, you may be a good fit for this role!

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineer on the Hippocampus Software Team, you will have the opportunity to impact engineering and experimentation at Neuralink. You will fully own and drive projects, from interfacing with stakeholders and gathering requirements, to delivering exceptional software. Our ideal candidate has accomplished a record of outstanding achievement in software engineering. Additionally, you will be expected to:

• Take end-to-end ownership of software development projects, including, but not limited to, full-stack development and cutting-edge data engineering work
• Gather requirements in ambiguous problem spaces and design elegant solutions
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews of other team members' projects
• Work directly and iteratively with stakeholders to grow MVPs into mature solutions
• Own the design, development, and testing of software development projects
• Deliver results. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting designs, but in the end, you know that what matters is delivering a solution that works
• Be a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from software, mechanical, electrical, materials, and biological engineers, as well as neuroscientists. You are comfortable communicating across teams.
• Be resourceful, flexible, and adaptable; no task is too big or too small

Jobs at Neuralink are highly dynamic; depending on your skills and our needs, you may work across a wide range of projects, from interpreting neural data to analyzing histology, developing surgical tools, or creating brand-new BCI approaches. Successful candidates will be highly adaptable, able to deploy core technical and creative skills to tackle a wide range of problems, and have a keen sense of urgency.

Required Qualifications:

• Most important: You must have led a team to deliver a product or feature that had a clear impact
• Evidence of exceptional ability in software engineering
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated work experience
• 1-2 years of experience leading teams and owning the success of a product
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience understanding requirements and delivering iteratively
• A strong eye for user experience and polished user interfaces

What We Offer:

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
• Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Meals provided
• Equity (RSUs) *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• 401(k) plan *Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours
• Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded