Principal Software Engineer, Neuroscience Platforms

Job overview

The Principal Software Engineer, Neuroscience Platforms role is onsite in Alameda, CA, with compensation of $200,000–$350,000 per year. Astera Neuro is building tools and research systems to advance neuroscience and the study of consciousness. The principal engineer leads computational infrastructure across instrument control, data acquisition, and analysis, translating experimental goals into reliable systems while setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.

What you'll do

• Build synchronized stimulus-presentation and acquisition systems
• develop high-throughput pipelines for multimodal neural datasets
• create dashboards, interfaces, and experiment-design tools
• build cloud storage, processing, and sharing infrastructure
• define technical roadmaps and mentor engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software engineer

neuroscience platforms

alameda ca

astera institute

full-time

$200k–$350k

software engineering

neural data

data pipelines

cloud infrastructure

instrument control

technical leadership

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits package
• the posting describes total compensation as competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

About the employer

Astera Institute is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.