Software Engineer, ASIC

Software Engineer, ASICSouth San Francisco, California, United StatesAbout 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, ASIC, 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:Build and maintain scalable EDA compute infrastructure for analog and digital chip designDevelop distributed simulation clusters to accelerate circuit verification at scaleManage and optimize license infrastructure across multiple EDA vendorsArchitect high-performance and robust shared storage for terabyte-scale design dataDevelop build-system infrastructure and tooling for firmware targeting custom ASICsAutomate bare-metal server provisioning and lifecycle management for EDA compute fleetsEnhance developer experience for IC design and firmware engineers through monitoring, self-service tooling, and robust automationTech Stack:Rust, Python, GoCadence Virtuoso, Cadence SpectreTerraform, Ansible, Packer, MAASBazel and NixPrometheus, ClickHouse, GrafanaRay, Docker, KubernetesAWS, OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)RHEL, UbuntuRequired Qualifications:Experience administering EDA compute environments and toolchains (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens/Mentor)Working knowledge of FlexLM license server administration and capacity management.Working knowledge of compiled languages, ideally Rust, Go, or C/C++.Experience with high-performance Linux storage: NFS, ZFS, Ceph, iSCSI, or similar.Systems administration experience on RHEL and Ubuntu, kernel tuning for compute workloadsFamiliarity with distributed compute frameworks (Ray, Slurm, LSF, or similar)Experience with bare-metal provisioning and lifecycle management at datacenter scaleFamiliarity with embedded cross-compilation toolchains and build systems (ARM, Bazel, Nix)Experience with multi-cloud deployments and hybrid on-prem/cloud architecturesBachelor's degree in computer science, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experienceExpected 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 USDWhat 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 fieldsGrowth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impactExcellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO planPaid holidaysCommuter benefitsMeals providedEquity (RSUs) *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded401(k) plan *Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hoursParental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excludedFlexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded