Senior Solutions Engineer- Rome

PreSales Collective; Roma; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Neo4j is seeking a Solutions Engineer (PreSales) to work with strategic enterprise customers across key sectors, translating complex requirements into tailored graph-based architectures. Responsibilities include demonstrations, whiteboarding solution designs, and guiding technical decision-makers to align with strategic priorities.

You will bridge business needs with technology, delivering measurable business value through Neo4j’s graph platform in a fast-paced, enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in PreSales / Solutions Engineering or Professional Services with enterprise customers.
• Strong understanding of database platforms, particularly NoSQL.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective solution architectures.
• Familiarity with a programming or scripting language (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Proven experience guiding technical teams through complex, consultative engagements.
• Willingness to learn and quickly adopt emerging technologies.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering value.
• Ability to lead technical workshops and small-group sessions.
• Comfortable managing the technical aspects of enterprise sales cycles.

Responsibilities

• Act as a central player in Solution Engineering engagements across the customer lifecycle.
• Build and nurture relationships with strategic and enterprise customer teams.
• Partner closely with Account Executives to communicate the technical and business impact of graph solutions.
• Ensure strong technical alignment and smooth integration of Neo4j into customer environments.
• Provide architectural recommendations aligned with customer IT landscapes and strategies.
• Design and present Neo4j-based prototypes that demonstrate feasibility and business value.

Skills

PreSales experience

Database expertise

Solution design

Programming languages

Consultative skills

Adaptability

Problem solving

Enablement

Sales alignment

Job description

About Neo4j

Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter.

About Neo4j

Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter.

Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business.

Our Vision

At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.

As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.

The Role

Neo4j is the world’s leading graph database, and our Solutions Engineering (PreSales) team plays a pivotal role in helping customers unlock its potential every day. Neo4j has established itself as a premier data and AI platform for enterprise use cases across Knowledge Graphs, Network & Grid Topology, Root-Cause & Impact Analysis, Fraud & AML, Customer 360, Asset Intelligence, and modern AI workloads including GenAI, LLM-driven applications, and emerging Agentic AI architectures.

As part of Neo4j’s Solutions Engineering (PreSales) organization, you will work directly with strategic and enterprise customers across several key Benelux verticals – including High-Tech Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Telecommunications, Financial Services, and the Public Sector. You’ll provide technical and architectural leadership, helping customers design Neo4j-powered solutions that deliver measurable business value.

The role of a Solutions Engineer (PreSales) encompasses a broad range of responsibilities, starting with understanding a customer’s unique requirements and environment. You’ll translate these into tailored solution architectures that incorporate Neo4j’s advanced graph technology, guiding stakeholders throughout the sales cycle. Daily work includes demonstrating Neo4j’s capabilities, whiteboarding solution designs, and engaging with technical decision-makers to align solutions with their strategic priorities.

You’ll bridge the gap between business and technology, combining technical strength with the ability to articulate clear value and outcomes.

Main Responsibilities

• Act as a central player in Neo4j Solution Engineering engagements, supporting customers across the entire customer lifecycle — from early discovery to architecture design, proof-of-value, and long-term adoption.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with strategic and enterprise customer teams.
• Partner closely with Account Executives to communicate the technical and business impact of graph solutions.
• Ensure strong technical alignment and smooth integration of Neo4j into customer environments.
• Provide architectural recommendations aligned with customer strategies and IT landscapes.
• Design and present Neo4j-based prototypes that demonstrate both technical feasibility and business value.

Key Role

• Experience: At least 5 years in PreSales / Solutions Engineering or Professional Services, ideally with enterprise customers in High-Tech, Energy, Telecom, Financial Services, or Public Sector.
• Database Expertise: Strong understanding of database platforms, particularly NoSQL.
• Solution Design: Ability to translate business requirements into effective solution architectures.
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with a programming or scripting language (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Consultative Skills: Proven experience guiding technical teams through complex, consultative engagements.
• Adaptability: Strong desire to learn and quickly adopt emerging technologies.
• Problem-Solving: Passion for tackling complex technical challenges with innovative solutions.
• Enablement: Ability to lead technical workshops and small-group sessions.
• Sales Alignment: Comfortable managing the technical aspects of enterprise sales cycles.

Salay Range - €100,000 - €150,000