Research Engineer, Synchron
Generalist
$135-200k
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
Implantable brain computer interfaces
Be an early applicant
Implantable brain computer interfaces
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$135-200k
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create an endovascular implant that can transfer information from every corner of the brain at scale.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking candidates with full-stack software engineering experience, with a strong emphasis on simplicity and clarity in system design abilities
- Preference will be given to candidates with experience building real-time information processing systems (e.g., electrophysiology, wearables, autonomous robotics, control systems, quantitative trading) with an intuitive and beautiful user interface
- The ideal candidate is a generalist who resourcefully learns and applies a broad range of software tools, takes pride in their craftmanship, and moves with urgency toward impactful problems
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Expertise in Python and Swift
- Hands-on experience with scientific computing libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) and machine learning frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Familiarity with time-series data
- Exceptional problem-solving ability, demonstrated through clarity of thought and communication
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and high agency environment
- Desired Qualifications
- Experience publishing or maintaining a Python package (or similar)
- Familiarity in C++ and/or Rust
- Strong skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue)
- Experience with time-series physiological data
- Proficiency with AWS or other cloud-computing platforms
- Background in high-throughput data acquisition software frameworks
- Experience with end-to-end ML pipelines: preprocessing, model development, evaluation, and deployment
- Familiarity with optimizing large-scale model training and fine-tuning
What the job involves
- The Neuroscience team at Synchron develops critical software and algorithms to decode information from brain in real time, targeting higher bandwidth communication for our users. We are seeking a dedicated Research Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of the wide range of software systems used by our team
- Build and maintain user-facing software for:
- High-precision, real-time data processing and
- Machine learning experimentation and coordination in the cloud
- Custom analysis libraries for data science and machine learning workflows
- Collaborate with Neuroscience, Software, Systems, and Clinical teams to aid in the productization of research technologies
- Manage technical work with third party vendors
- Document code, processes, and findings for internal and external use
- Work with data scientists and technical leads to improve utility of research tools
- Provide support for developers integrating these tools into broader systems
Our take
Brain-machine interfaces have long been a technological dream, shouldering hope of bringing communication and movement to paralysed people. However, the need to drill into a patient’s skull in order to deliver these interfaces had held back advancements in the field for years.
Synchron, founded in 2016, is the first company to propose a safer delivery method via the jugular vein. Its proposition does not require heavily invasive surgery, and the interfaces may be used in a wide range of paralysis cases. The intended result is the ability to send texts and emails, and access online services such as health appointments and banking, all with the power of thought.
The company’s technology earned FDA approval in 2021, with its work backed by top research institutes in the field. Synchron has hopes that its final showpiece may be whole-brain data transfer, but for now, its focus on giving communication to the millions of paralysis patients in the world represents a market opportunity in the tens of billions
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2025
$200m
SERIES D
Dec 2022
$75m
SERIES C
Total funding: $335.3m
Company HQ
Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
Leadership
Thomas Oxley
(Co-Founder & CEO)Interventional Neurologist with Mount Sinai Health System. Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Medical Director and Founder of Vasculab.
Rahul Sharma
(Co-Founder & Medical Director)Also a Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, an Interventional Cardiologist at Stanford Health Care. Previously Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cedar-Sinai.
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