Software Engineer, ASIC

About the Company

Neuralink is creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain to restore movement to the paralyzed, restore sight to the blind, and revolutionize human-digital interaction.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable EDA compute infrastructure for analog and digital chip design
• Develop distributed simulation clusters to accelerate circuit verification at scale
• Manage and optimize license infrastructure across multiple EDA vendors
• Architect high-performance and robust shared storage for terabyte-scale design data
• Develop build-system infrastructure and tooling for firmware targeting custom ASICs
• Automate bare-metal server provisioning and lifecycle management for EDA compute fleets
• Enhance developer experience for IC design and firmware engineers through monitoring and automation

Requirements

• Experience administering EDA compute environments and toolchains (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens/Mentor)
• Working knowledge of FlexLM license server administration
• Proficiency in compiled languages such as Rust, Go, or C/C++
• Experience with high-performance Linux storage (NFS, ZFS, Ceph, iSCSI)
• Systems administration experience on RHEL and Ubuntu
• Familiarity with distributed compute frameworks like Ray, Slurm, or LSF
• Experience with bare-metal provisioning at datacenter scale
• Familiarity with embedded cross-compilation toolchains and build systems (ARM, Bazel, Nix)
• Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid on-prem/cloud architectures
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Benefits

• Equity (RSUs)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid holidays and flexible time off
• Commuter benefits and provided meals