Full-Time

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Updated on 4/30/2024

Neuralink

201-500 employees

Develops implantable brain-computer interfaces

Hardware

Senior

Austin, TX, USA

Required Skills

Python

Requirements

5+ years of experience with embedded systems
Proficient in C/C++ and Python
Knowledge of MCU architectures, peripherals, and development environments
Comfortable reading electrical schematics and datasheets
Deep knowledge of embedded toolchains and workflow
Strong EE & DSP fundamentals
HW/SW debugging skills with lab equipment

Responsibilities

Find challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems
Deliver reliable manufacturable solutions
Work with and learn from chip designers to neuroscientists

Company Description:

We are creating the future of brain-computer interfaces: building devices now that have the potential to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence and invent new technologies that could expand our abilities, our community, and our world.

Team Description:

Join the implant team and be part of an elite team of engineers working on high-performance, safety-critical embedded systems for the next-generation brain-computer interfaces. We are looking for experienced, hands-on engineers who are interested in exploring what’s possible in highly powered and latency-constrained environments. Firmware is the kernel of operation for the implant and you have the chance to determine and implement features that have a massive impact on the product’s capabilities. You will have the opportunity to work closely with chip designers, EEs, algorithms, and software engineers on a small team that moves quickly.

Job Responsibilities and Description:

You find enormous challenges exciting and enjoy discovering and defining problems as much as solving them.
You deliver. You may enjoy thoughtful conversations about problems and perfecting design, but in the end, you know that delivering reliable manufacturable solutions matters.
You are a cross-disciplinary team member. You are excited to work with and learn from chip designers to neuroscientists.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of experience with embedded systems.
Proficient in C/C++, and Python.
Knowledge of MCU architectures, peripherals, and development environments.
Comfortable reading electrical schematics and datasheets.
Deep knowledge of the embedded toolchains and workflow.
Strong EE & DSP fundamentals
HW/SW debugging skills with lab equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with embedded stacks for ARM cores.
Experience with safety-critical systems.
Experience with FPGA development and testing.
Experience with RF, BLE, TCP/IP stacks from a practical embedded perspective.
Prior work or experience with applied cryptography and embedded systems security.

Pay Transparency: The following details are for Texas individuals only:

Texas Pay Transparency

$128,000—$242,000 USD

For Full-Time Employees, your compensation package will include two major components: salary and equity. Guidance on salary for this role will be determined according to the level at which you enter the organization, with the ability to gain more over time as you contribute. In addition, Full-Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

What We Offer:

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

Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won’t apply if they don’t meet every listed qualification. Neuralink values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don’t check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.

If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the interview process, please let us know. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in those processes. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
Having interviews in an accessible location
Being accompanied by a service dog
Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

Neuralink

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Neuralink specializes in the development of advanced brain-computer interfaces, particularly with their flagship product, the Link, which features over 1024 electrodes and offers safe, wireless communication through the skin. This focus on cutting-edge technology and user safety makes it a leading environment for professionals interested in pushing the boundaries of medical technology and improving quality of life for individuals with paralysis.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$679.7M

Headquarters

Fremont, California

Founded

2016

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -3%

1 year growth

↑ 12%

2 year growth

↑ 74%

Benefits

An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the 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; parental leave.

Flexible time off + paid holidays.

Equity + 401(k) plan.

Commuter Benefits.

Meals provided.