Software Engineer, CI/CD

Full Time

Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted 17 days ago

Role Overview

Neuralink is hiring a Software Engineer, CI/CD. This is a full-time role in Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California. Part of Neuralink's Fullstack hiring, posted 2 weeks ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Fullstack roles is $140k-$170k (based on 23 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.

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Job description

About Neuralink:

We are creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices allow us to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize how humans interact with their digital world.

Team Description:

The Infrastructure Team builds the foundation that enables the company to operate safely, robustly, and move at light-speed. We run a mixture of cloud-based and on-prem systems and have a user base spanning from highly technically proficient engineers to non-technical scientists and doctors; but all of them need solid systems, rugged networking, and bullet-proof software to do their jobs.

Job Responsibilities and Description:

As a Software Engineer, CICD you will integrate tightly with teams across the company, and span all layers of the work environment stack, from deployment of physical hardware on the manufacturing line, to custom tooling to stream neural recordings from implants. You will:

Design and scale the CI/CD platform that enables engineering teams to ship safely and quickly across verticals including, but not limited to, Brain Implant, Surgical Robot, BCI App, Clinical, Full-stack services and infrastructure
Own the software/firmware build tooling at scale. This includes remote caching, remote execution, target identification and selection, etc.
Operate and scale a runner fleet spanning on-prem and cloud clusters, cover multiple hardware platforms including Mac, Linux, Embedded devices and Hardware-in-the-loop fixtures
Maintain reproducible build and CI environments with Nix
Instrument CI health with Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, and automated alerting to maintain high signal-to-noise on pipeline reliability
Reduce developer cycle time through pre-commit tooling, caching strategies, test sharding, and build graph optimization

Tech Stack:

Rust, Python
Terraform
Bazel and Nix
Kubernetes
GitLab CI
AWS
Darwin, Ubuntu, Fedora

Required Qualifications:

Deep experience operating Bazel, or similar hermetic build systems
Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes
Production experience with GitLab CI (or comparable CI platform), including pipeline architecture, runner fleet management, and custom executor integrations
Expertise in operating UNIX systems, including Linux and Mac
Familiarity with Nix for reproducible environments, or equivalent experience ensuring hermetic, cacheable builds
Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with hardware in the loop testing setups
Experience working with build system and CI tooling in a monorepo context

Expected Compensation:

The 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.

Base Salary Range:

$123,000—$216,000 USD

What We Offer:

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

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 (RSUs) *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
401(k) plan *Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours
Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded

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Where is the Software Engineer, CI/CD position at Neuralink located?

This position is based in Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California. Neuralink has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.

What does a Software Engineer, CI/CD at Neuralink earn?

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When was the Software Engineer, CI/CD role at Neuralink posted?

This role was posted on June 22, 2026 (17 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.