Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) - Graph AI Platform

Neo4j; España; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Neo4j is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape the core analytics of GraphAware Hume, our graph-powered analytics platform. You will build secure, scalable backend APIs and collaborate with a global team.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of backend experience, fluency in Java, and expertise in Spring, DDD, and TDD. Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, and graph databases is highly valued. This is a remote-first role across Europe.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend experience with large-scale, complex applications.
• Proficient in Java with modern software engineering principles (Clean Architecture, DDD, TDD).
• Experience with Spring or similar frameworks to build secure, modular APIs.
• Knowledge of data modeling for relational and graph databases (PostgreSQL/Neo4j).
• Strong CI/CD, containerization (Docker) and automated deployment skills.
• Security-minded with awareness of OWASP and secure design practices.
• Comfortable working in a remote-first, cross-border European team.

Responsibilities

• Build APIs for intuitive interaction with complex data.
• Design secure, scalable access control for mission-critical environments.
• Orchestrate workflows to automate graph analytics, inference, and real-time insights.
• Optimize performance and collaborate with engineers for seamless UX.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design with the team.

Skills

Java

Backend systems

Spring

DDD

TDD

Security

Remote collaboration

Code quality

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Neo4j

Job description

Neo4j is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape the core analytics of GraphAware Hume, our graph-powered analytics platform. You will build secure, scalable backend APIs and collaborate with a global team.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of backend experience, fluency in Java, and expertise in Spring, DDD, and TDD. Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, and graph databases is highly valued. This is a remote-first role across Europe.