Job brief: Software Engineer, BCI Applications

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• Listed on Neuralink's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address Neuralink's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $128,000 to $281,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States · Austin - HA · South San Francisco - SSF
• Posted: 2025-06-02 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 20 years of experience.

Must have

• One 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 …
• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Note: 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.
• It's not required to have experience in this tech stack. We are looking for strong computer science fundamentals.

Main duties

• Build native applications that convert a live neural stream into digital device control within 15ms
• Design and ship interaction paradigms for neural control of a computer (cursor, text entry, selection, scrolling, zooming, error recovery) and speech

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in Austin, TX: $181k a year (43 listings, 6 employers). This listing is 13% higher.
• Across Neuralink's 80 open listings, 76% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Neuralink hires

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