Software Engineer (Implant)
Company: Neuralink
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Salary: $119k - $200k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-05-27
About this role
- The Brain Interfaces Software Team is responsible for the end to end software stack that manages implant communication, verification, manufacturing and monitoring
- We own client side SDKs and full-stack platforms that are used by various divisions within the company
- We are looking for versatile engineers who are interested in architecting and implementing elegant software solutions and who thrive with the autonomy to propose creative approaches to problems
- Developing and improving Neuralink’s Implant and Charger SDK
- Maintaining Neuralink’s brain interface software and firmware build tooling
- Developing and improving Neuralink’s Implant manufacturing line acceptance software
- Maintaining Neuralink’s Implant design control verification testing software
- Developing and improving Neuralink’s Implant recorder system
- Developing and improving Neuralink’s Implant monitoring system
### Benefits
- An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
- Equity + 401(k) plan
- Flexible time off + paid holidays
- Meals provided
- Commuter Benefits
- Growth potential - We rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
- Parental leave
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan- Strong understanding of engineering first principles
- Fluent in Python and C or Rust (don’t get hung up on this—being an exceptional software engineer matters above all)
- Experience (and comfortable) with the Linux/Unix systems and command line
- Strong intuition for what matters in a production system (vs. research-grade)
- Evidence of exceptional ability in engineering, mathematics, or computer science
- You feel a sense of urgency to get things done sooner rather than later—because there is so much we, as people, can contribute to the world and accomplish in this life, it’s a shame to waste time
- Prior experience developing software for safety-critical systems
- You deliver. You may enj...