Software Engineer, Data Engineering

About Neuralink:

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 Data Engineering 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. If you are obsessed with smooth user experience and love to iterate rapidly on software, you may be a good fit for this role!

 See a talk on our data platform, Neuralake, below:

Job Description and Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineer on the Data Engineering 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:

• Build end-to-end data systems to facilitate the easy querying of data


• Build and maintain low-latency pipelines and batch data processing jobs


• Create easy-to-use dashboarding platforms for internal data sharing


• 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: Demonstrated leadership in delivering a product or feature, either as a team leader or key contributor


• 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 in an interactive manner


• Experience understanding requirements and delivering iteratively

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with building data platforms


• Experience with Python and Rust


• Experience with data analytics systems such as Clickhouse, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Snowflake

Note: You do not need to have any of these preferred qualifications in order to be considered for this role! Any exceptional software engineer is encouraged to apply.