Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Full-time - Entry Level

Austin, TX

About the position

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, and 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. You will be a cross-disciplinary team member, excited to work with and learn from software, mechanical, electrical, materials, and biological engineers, as well as neuroscientists. You are comfortable communicating across teams and are 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Be a cross-disciplinary team member
• Be resourceful, flexible, and adaptable

Requirements

• 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

Nice-to-haves

• 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

Benefits

• 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
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity + 401(k) plan *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded