Systems Engineer - Compute

LinuxCareers; South San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Medical/Dental/Vision (PPO)

Paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Meals provided

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Neuralink is seeking a Systems Engineer - Compute to design, build, and operate data center environments powering neural recording, processing, and engineering workloads. You will own GPU/HPC clusters, storage, and automation for provisioning and maintenance in a demanding data center setting.

Responsibilities include hardware selection, rack deployment, BIOS/firmware tuning, OS deployment, and capacity planning, with emphasis on Linux servers, scripting, and configuration management using

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with HPC or high-density compute environments.
• Experience with data center power, cooling, and racking design.
• Strong Linux server administration experience; Windows Server knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate data center environments including power, cooling, and scalable racking.
• Own the full server and storage lifecycle: hardware procurement, rack setup, BIOS/firmware tuning, maintenance, decommissioning.
• Administer HPC and GPU clusters and high-performance storage systems.
• Automate server provisioning using PXE/HTTP boot and scripting; use Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet.
• Administer Linux and Windows server environments including OS deployment and patching.
• Operate infrastructure monitoring and drive capacity planning for compute/storage.

Skills

HPC clusters

GPU compute

Linux server administration

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

DCIM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

VMware/Hyper‑V/Proxmox

Job description

Neuralink is developing brain-computer interface devices. The Systems Engineer - Compute role is part of the Information Technology team's Compute function, which owns the physical and server infrastructure powering neural recording training, data processing, and engineering workloads. This is a hands-on role responsible for designing, building, and operating data center environments including GPU and HPC clusters.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and operate data center environments including power infrastructure (PDUs, UPS, generators), cooling systems (CRAC/CRAH, liquid cooling), and scalable racking
• Own the full server and storage lifecycle: hardware selection and procurement, rack and cable, commissioning with BIOS/firmware tuning, maintenance, and decommissioning
• Administer and manage HPC and GPU clusters and high-performance storage systems
• Automate server provisioning using PXE/HTTP boot, scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python), and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet
• Administer Linux and Windows server environments including OS deployment, patching, hardening, and performance tuning
• Operate infrastructure monitoring and alerting; drive capacity planning for compute and storage from the data center floor

What You Need

• Experience building and supporting HPC or high-density compute environments: GPU clusters, high-performance storage
• Hands‑on experience with data center power, cooling, and racking design and operations
• Strong Linux server administration experience; working knowledge of Windows Server
• Experience automating bare‑metal provisioning (PXE/HTTP boot) and configuration management with Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet
• Familiarity with DCIM tools and infrastructure monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and NTP as they apply to server deployment and troubleshooting
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field OR equivalent practical experience

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, LSF, PBS)
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper‑V, Proxmox) and storage ecosystems (NAS/SAN, NFS/iSCSI)
• Hands‑on experience deploying liquid‑cooled GPU racks
• Exposure to real‑time systems and industrial telemetry environments
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD for infrastructure pipelines
• Industry certifications such as CDCP, RHCE, or equivalent data center and Linux certifications

Base salary $83,000–$138,000 USD. Full-time employees receive equity (RSUs), excellent medical/dental/vision insurance (PPO), paid holidays, commuter benefits, meals provided, 401(k) plan, parental leave, and flexible time off.