Software Engineer Intern, Implant Team

Neuralink

Sep 29, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Software Engineering
San Francisco

Requirements

You find large 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 what matters is delivering reliable solutions. (Our ultimate aim is to help people; the “right” solution doesn’t always achieve that.)
You are mission-driven and goal-oriented in your approach to solving problems.
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.
You are resourceful, flexible, and adaptable; no task is too big or too small.
Key qualifications:
Must have prior internship experience
Experience in Python, C++, and C (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
Evidence of exceptional ability in engineering, mathematics, or computer science
Strong understanding of engineering first principles
Strong intuition for what matters in a production system (vs. research-grade)

Responsibilities

Join the Brain Interfaces team and be part of a team of remarkable and driven engineers accelerating our pathway to human ready brain-computer interfaces. 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. You will be responsible for writing software to interact with Neuralink’s implant, as well as building systems for manufacturing and testing the device. You will have the opportunity to work directly with an exceptional team of mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers on a small team that moves quickly.
Neuralink strives to be, as much as possible, a meritocratic environment: we require honest and transparent communication to ensure the best ideas win out, and we believe the best solutions emerge and the best teams are created when you assemble high-performing individuals and allow them to engage in rigorous and thoughtful inquiry. We want to work with exceptional people, and, to the extent that you excel, we want you to take on more responsibility and help all of us succeed. If this speaks to you, come join us.

Neuralink

Science & Healthcare

Industry

201-500

Employees

2016

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Neuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain-machine interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world. Our goal is to build a system with at least two orders of magnitude more communication channels (electrodes) than current clinically-approved devices. This system needs to be safe, it must have fully wireless communication through the skin, and it has to be ready for patients to take home and use on their own. Our device, called the Link, will be able to record from 1024 electrodes and is designed to meet these criteria.