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Software Engineer, CI/CD

Neuralink· Software
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (South San Francisco, CA)$123k - $216kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer, CI/CD responsible for designing and scaling the CI/CD platform, building at-scale tooling, operating a mixed on-prem/cloud runner fleet, and maintaining reproducible build environments with Nix, while instrumenting CI health and reducing developer cycle time.

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale the CI/CD platform that enables engineering teams to ship safely and quickly across multiple verticals (Brain Implant, Surgical Robot, BCI App, Clinical, Full-stack services, and infrastructure)
  • Own the software/firmware build tooling at scale (remote caching, remote execution, target identification and selection)
  • Operate and scale a runner fleet spanning on-prem and cloud clusters across multiple hardware platforms (Mac, Linux, Embedded devices, Hardware-in-the-loop)
  • 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

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

Skills

Required:BazelKubernetesGitLab CIUNIX/LinuxNix

Benefits

  • An opportunity to change the world and work with talented experts from different fields
  • Growth potential; rapid advancement for high-impact contributors
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
  • Paid holidays
  • Commuter benefits
  • Meals provided
  • Equity (RSUs) for all full-time employees
  • 401(k) plan (Interns initially excluded until 1,000 hours)
  • Parental leave (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)
  • Flexible time off (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Neuralink

Pioneering Brain Computer Interfaces

Creating a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs today and unlock human potential tomorrow.

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