Software Engineer - Connectors

Neo4j; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading graph database company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Connectors team. You will be responsible for designing and architecting connectors, enhancing the Neo4j database's features, and ensuring compatibility with various environments. The ideal candidate should have over 3 years of software development experience and expertise in backend programming languages like Kotlin, Java, or Go. Join if you want to contribute to innovative solutions in data analytics.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing production-level software.
• Experience designing multi-threaded systems and algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with backend programming languages like Kotlin, Java, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect connectors for the Neo4j database.
• Build and maintain new and existing connectors for various technologies.
• Design new streaming or data ingestion APIs.

Skills

Backend programming

Multi-threaded systems design

Data processing

Apache Kafka experience

Education

3+ years in software development

Tools

Apache Spark

Apache Beam

Kotlin

Java

Go

Job description

Overview

About Neo4j : Neo4j is the leader in Graph Database & Analytics, helping organizations uncover hidden patterns and relationships across billions of data connections deeply, easily, and quickly. Customers use Neo4j to gain a deeper understanding of their business and reveal new ways of solving their most pressing problems. Over 84% of Fortune 100 companies use Neo4j, along with a vibrant community of 250,000+ developers, data scientists, and architects across the globe.

At Neo4j, we’re to build the technology that powers breakthrough solutions for our customers. These solutions have helped NASA two years earlier, for the ICIJ, and are to cut congestion by 10% and save $750M a year. Some of our other notable customers include Intuit, Lockheed Martin, Novartis, UBS, and Walmart.

Neo4j experienced rapid growth this year as organizations looking to deploy recognized graph databases as essential for improving its accuracy, transparency, and explainability. Growth was further fueled by enterprise demand for Neo4j’s cloud offering and partnerships with leading cloud hyperscalers and ecosystem leaders. Learn more at and follow us on .

The Team

In the Connectors team, we have six engineers. Our work enables Neo4j to connect with the data ecosystem, facilitating the movement of data from other systems into a graph for analysis and returning the results to various business systems.

We build on a vast variety of technological stacks, from building products on top of Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, and Apache Beam to integrating Neo4j into Google Dataflow Templates and Microsoft Fabric. We also build backend components for our Data Importer product, including deployment of those into our Kubernetes-based infrastructure. At times, we also need to build frontends for our customers to interact with what we build.

The Role

We are constantly building new or improving existing connectors for Neo4j, making our database accessible from a wider range of environments, including widely used big data and data warehouse products in the cloud and on-premise, while also helping improve the core database’s data ingestion capabilities with new features.

As a software engineer in the Connectors team, you’ll :

• Be part of designing and architecting connectors for the Neo4j database
• Build and maintain new and existing connectors for various technologies
• Design new streaming / data ingestion APIs to make Neo4j faster and easier to use for our customers
• When necessary, work across teams to enhance our core database features
• Occasionally, build front-ends for connectors or integrations that require user interaction

What you\'ll bring to this role

• You have 3+ years of experience developing production-level software
• You have experience designing multi-threaded systems and algorithms
• You have hands-on experience with backend programming languages, such as Kotlin, Java, or Go
• You ideally have professional experience developing software systems, either in cloud or on-premises, involving either of the following;
• Distributed event streaming platforms, such as Apache Kafka or similar products
• Data processing and analytics platforms, such as Apache Spark, Apache Beam, or their derivatives
• Data warehouses in the cloud, such as AWS Redshift, GCP BigQuery, and Azure Synapse etc.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with graph databases such as Neo4j or other SQL / NoSQL databases
• Experience in frontend development, ideally with React and TypeScript

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have experience across all of these areas, since the team will have a mix of different skills.

#LI-Hybrid

Why Join Neo4j?

Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph database in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products are a proven product / market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j.

• Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR
• Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world-class investors like Eurazeo, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Inovia Capital, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2Bn. This puts Neo4j among the most well-funded database companies in history.
• 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include , , , , , , , , , , and .
• Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success.
• Countless . 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.
• Neo4j was named as a Visionary in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems among 19 other recognized global DBMS vendors. Neo4j was also ranked as a Strong Performer among 14 top vendors in The Forrester Wave™ : Vector Databases, Q3 2024.

We are committed to building awareness and helping to improve underrepresented communities’ access to opportunities. 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 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 Values :

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 :

Neo4j values include relationships, focus on user success, thrive in culture, and an open, inclusive culture. We assume positive intent and welcome intellectually honest discussions. We deliver on our commitments.

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