Software Engineer - Cloud Platform (Networks)

Neo4j Inc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Neo4j Inc. is looking for a professional to lead the cloud networking foundation within their innovative team in London. The role entails designing and maintaining the infrastructure that powers their solutions, while tackling exciting challenges affecting performance and reliability.

Ideal candidates will possess advanced experience with Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure, along with an understanding of Kubernetes. Joining Neo4j means becoming a part of a culture that values inclusiveness and customer success.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience with Agile software development in a team.
• Good working knowledge of Go programming language.
• Experience in building and operating software on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Cloud Networking fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to design, develop, and maintain cloud networking.
• Partner with teams to shape and deliver cloud networking roadmap.
• Tackle complex engineering challenges that influence platform performance.

Skills

Google Cloud

AWS

Azure

Agile software development

Go

Kubernetes

DNS

TLS

mTLS

SNI

L4/L7 Proxies

Continuous delivery

Tools

Kubernetes Networking

Deployment pipelines

Job description

London

The Role:

• Collaborate with your team to design, develop, and maintain the cloud networking foundation that powers our cutting‑edge solutions.
• Partner closely with teams across Neo4j’s cloud organization, Aura, to shape and deliver an ambitious roadmap for cloud networking as we scale globally.
• Tackle complex and exciting engineering challenges in a rapidly growing area of focus, where your work will directly influence the performance, reliability, and scalability of our platform.

Required areas of experience:

• Advanced knowledge of Google Cloud, AWS and/or Azure
• Agile software development within a team environment
• Good working knowledge of Go
• Experience building and operating software on Kubernetes
• Cloud Networking and Kubernetes Networking fundamentals
• Working in a 24/7/365 SaaS environment
• Solid understanding of DNS, TLS, mTLS, SNI and L4/L7 Proxies (Envoy)
• Build and deployment pipelines employing continuous delivery

Nice to have areas of experience:

• GCP Private Service Connect
• Kubernetes internal networks (Cilium, eBPF, Traefik, Calico, Linkerd, Istio, Consul)
• Architecting for high availability

Why Join Neo4j?

• Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world‑class investors, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2B.
• Co‑founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success.
• Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform.
• A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers.

Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues.

One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career‑defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application.

Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core values: relationships, user success, open, inclusive, positive, intellectually honest, and deliver on our commitments.