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Machine Learning Engineer

Neuralink
Location
Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States
Posted
2 months ago
Department
BCI Applications
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Designed, trained, and shipped real-time ML systems
  • Strong sequence modeling instincts in areas like speech, robotics, or reinforcement learning
  • Ownership of problems end to end, including data, model, deployment, and evaluation
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
Nice to have
  • Familiarity with intracortical brain-computer interface decoding literature
  • Experience with model compression, quantization, or inference on constrained hardware
  • Experience in small-data or heavy-distribution-shift regimes
What the job really is

As a Machine Learning Engineer at Neuralink, you will work on developing and training machine learning models that decode neural data to enable advanced brain-computer interfaces. Your responsibilities will include designing online adaptation systems, compressing decoders for real-time use, and building infrastructure for model evaluation and updates, all while ensuring optimal performance for users. This role requires a hands-on approach to problem-solving and a commitment to improving human capabilities through technology.

Benefits
  • Opportunity to change the world and work with talented experts
  • Growth potential with rapid advancement for impactful team members
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
  • Paid holidays
  • Commuter benefits
  • Meals provided
Things to weigh
  • On-site work required five days a week
  • Intense work pace with no fixed 9-to-5 hours
  • Small teams with high ownership may not suit everyone
Job score3.2/5
Benefits5/5
Freshness1/5
Career value5/5
Role clarity5/5
Pay transparency0/5

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