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Software Engineer - Simulation

Neuralink· Software
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (South San Francisco, CA)$151k - $281kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Neuralink’s next generation surgical robot simulation engineer role focuses on end-to-end brain surgery robot simulation, including dynamics, sensors, actuators, and product interfaces, with automated testing, fault injection, and CI integration.

Responsibilities

  • Build the full robot sim: dynamics, sensors, actuators, and product-stack interfaces.
  • Test the real robot software and firmware against simulated hardware.
  • Write automated sim tests: scenarios, regressions, fault injection, and coverage.
  • Make runs deterministic, measurable, and cheap enough to run in CI.
  • Reproduce hardware failures in sim to accelerate our test timelines.
  • The success of the project is on you. You talk to users, get feedback, and iterate fast.

Qualifications

  • Strong Rust skills; Python for test tooling and analysis. Bazel experience is a plus.
  • Real robotics / physics sim experience (MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or equivalent).
  • Experience with async and concurrent systems, hardware interfaces, RPC, and telemetry.
  • Experience building automated integration tests and debugging failures across software and firmware.
  • Effective at using AI agents to accelerate work while maintaining quality.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, etc.) or equivalent practical experience.

Skills

Required:RustPythonRobotics simulation
Nice to have:Bazel

Benefits

  • 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)
  • 401(k) plan
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible time off
Last updated Sep 30, 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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