UI Design Engineer

Neuralink is seeking an experienced UI Design Engineer to conceptualize, prototype, and ship novel computing interfaces for BCI. This onsite role in South San Francisco focuses on precision and fluidity, developed through close collaboration with domain experts and study participants.

Role Summary

In this position, you will design, prototype, build, and ship user interfaces that support brain-computer interaction. The work includes iterating with study participants and partnering with specialists across neuroscience, machine learning, and implant engineering to improve interface performance within constraint-space.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, build, and ship novel computing interfaces for BCI
• Work with study participants to iterate on and further refine these interfaces
• Collaborate with domain experts in neuroscience, machine learning, and implant engineering to maximize the precision and fluidity of these interfaces within the team’s constraint-space

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field, or equivalent experience
• A portfolio demonstrating end-to-end experience designing and shipping features (conceptualization through prototype, initial release, and iteration)
• Proficiency with Apple frameworks, including SwiftUI, UIKit/AppKit, and/or Metal, or an equivalent transferable stack (React, Three.js, WebGPU)
• Familiarity with Objective-C, C, and/or C++

Technologies

• SwiftUI
• UIKit
• AppKit
• Metal
• React
• Three.js
• WebGPU
• Objective-C
• C
• C++

About Neuralink

Neuralink is creating devices that enable a bi-directional interface with the brain. These devices are intended to restore movement to people with paralysis, restore sight to the blind, and change how humans interact with their digital world.

Team Description

The BCI Applications Team builds Telepathy.app, software that enables people with paralysis to use computing devices with precision and ease via thought alone. The team spans disciplines including neuroscience, machine learning, software engineering, and interface design.

Job Description

• Explore an open-ended, multi-disciplinary, constrained space where design choices are influenced by neural structure, model architecture, radio bandwidth, and more
• Apply judgment to determine the level of fidelity needed for a use case, from conversation and rough sketches to testable prototypes
• Work on and extend an entirely new medium of interaction without the traditional sensory feedback of existing physical input devices
• Design with empathy for people whose sensory experience differs from your own, and aim to build beyond what is currently known to work
• Maintain a strong point of view without ego, testing and learning from ideas that do not perform

What We Offer

• Full-time employees are eligible for the benefits listed below
• An opportunity to change the world and work with experts across multiple fields
• Growth potential, including advancement for team members who have outsized impact

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity (RSUs) (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)
• 401(k) plan (Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours)
• Parental leave (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)
• Flexible time off (Temporary Employees & Interns excluded)

Location

South San Francisco, CA (onsite)

Compensation

USD 135,000 - 281,000 per year