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These devices allow us to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize how humans interact with their digital world.\n\nThe opportunity\nIn January 2024, a man paralyzed below the shoulders received a Neuralink implant. Within days he was playing chess and Civilization VI by imagining a cursor moving. That was our first product experience: computer control decoded from 1,024 electrodes in the brain’s motor cortex.\nSince then, 20+ people have been using the device, some for 17+ hours per day.\nOne of them hadn't written her own name in 20 years. A father with ALS took his kids outside for the first time in six years, because the eye tracker he used before didn’t work in sunlight.\nThe Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) team crafts the product experience for our users and writes all the software to power it. The implant streams neural activity over Bluetooth to the user's computer, and our application turns that stream into cursor movement, clicks, keystrokes, phone interactions, gaming inputs, wheelchair controls, robotic arm movements, and more. This is a novel technology: there are no existing design patterns for an input device that reads intent directly from the brain. The team spans full stack software development, design engineering, machine learning, neuroengineering, and user experience.\nCursor control is where we are starting. In parallel we are expanding to speech and decoding the full hand. After that comes a way to use a computer at far higher bandwidth than hands or voice allow, for anyone who wants one.\nIf you're excited to shape the next computing platform, we want to hear from you.\nWhat you’ll work on\nTalk with users daily, watch them use what you built, and ship improvements the same day\nBuild native applications that convert a live neural stream into digital device control within 15ms\nDesign and ship interaction paradigms for neural control of a computer (cursor, text entry, selection, scrolling, zooming, error recovery) and speech\nIntegrate with operating systems and third-party software through accessibility, HID, and input-injection layers so users can drive any app\nExtend control to new devices: phones, game consoles, wheelchairs, robotic arms, and more\n\nYou might be a good fit if you\nHave strong computer science fundamentals (e.g., data structures, system design, algorithms, operating systems, low latency concurrency programming, memory management, and/or networking)\nHave shipped code to production or open source that users rely on daily (bonus if native applications on macOS, iOS, or Android)\nHave a track record of high-impact delivery with clear metrics and fast iteration\nAre an excellent communicator\nAre deeply curious to understand and expand human consciousness\nRequired: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience\nNote: we are hiring software engineers at every level, junior to senior. What matters is evidence of exceptional ability and drive. No neuroscience background is required.\nOur tech stack\nBackend: Python, Rust, Swift, Bazel\nFrontend: Typescript, SwiftUI\nIt's not required to have experience in this tech stack. We are looking for strong computer science fundamentals.\nYou may not be a fit if\nYou prefer remote work. This role is on-site five days a week. The lab, the robot, and your teammates are in the building. So is the job.\nYou’re looking for a 9-to-5 job. The pace is intense. People work hard here because a human being is waiting on the next release.\nYou prefer narrow, specific scope. We have small teams and high ownership.\nHiring process\nTypically four weeks from start-to-finish.\nApplication: we ask for three concise examples of exceptional ability\nRecruiter call: 30 minute video call with a member of our talent team\nTechnical interview: 60 minute video call with a live coding assessment\nOn-site day: live presentation of a technical problem you’ve worked on plus a series of interviews with your future teammates\nFounder interview: 15 minute interview with our Co-Founder, DJ Seo\nDecision within 1 business day of your final interview.\nLearn more: \n\nExpected Compensation:\nThe anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the following range. Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We also believe in aligning our employees’ success with the company's long-term growth. As such, in addition to base salary, Neuralink offers equity compensation (in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)) for all full-time employees.\nBase Salary Range:\n$128,000—$281,000 USD\nWhat We Offer:\nFull-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.\nAn opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields\nGrowth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact\nExcellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan\nPaid holidays\nCommuter benefits\nMeals provided\nEquity (RSUs) *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded\n401(k) plan *Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours\nParental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded\nFlexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded","description_format":"text","description_chars":5360,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible time off","Parental leave","Restricted stock units","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Neurotech & Neuromodulation","Medical & Healthcare Robotics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2025-06-02T16:49:18Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 25 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":25,"filings_prev_12m":12,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":145962,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":8}],"liveness":{"score":6,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.203,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":500,"expected_fill_days":141,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","ghost","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/neuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/neuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T22:13:50Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3718,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":8},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=8"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fneuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fneuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fneuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/neuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fneuralink-software-engineer-bci-applications"}]}