Software Engineer - Cypher Planner

Neo4j, Inc.; Malmö kommun; In loco; SEK 900.000 - 1.100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Neo4j, Inc. in Malmö is seeking a Cypher Software Engineer to optimize the core query planner and advance the Cypher language within the Neo4j database.

You will influence end-to-end code, from parser to storage/indexes, in a team that values performance-driven development and collaborative design. Expect an Agile environment and opportunities to learn Scala and related tools.

Competenze

• Experience with performance-driven development, profiling and benchmarking.
• Familiarity with Agile development processes (TDD, kanban/scrum, pair programming).
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn Scala.

Mansioni

• Enhance and optimize the query planner of Cypher.
• Contribute to features that elevate the Cypher language and Neo4j database.
• Work across the codebase from the parser to storage files and indexes.

Conoscenze

Performance profiling

Agile development

Scala knowledge

Willingness to learn

Strumenti

Scala

Java

Descrizione del lavoro

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:

Join our dynamic Cypher team at Neo4j, where we are at the forefront of optimizing the core codebase that receives query strings and transforms them into efficient, logically sound execution plans. This role delves deep into the heart of the database, determining the most rapid and effective means of retrieving queried data from the underlying stores and indexes of the property graph model.

Responsibilities:

As a Cypher Software Engineer, you will not only enhance and optimize the query planner but also contribute to the development of comprehensive features that elevate the capabilities of the Cypher language and the Neo4j database. Your impact will extend across the entire codebase, from the parser to the storage files and indexes. Success in this role requires the ability to think abstractly, discuss the pros and cons of different options, and anticipate edge cases in a design.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience with performance-driven development, e.g., profiling, benchmarking, and optimizing code
• Familiarity with Agile development processes (TDD, kanban/scrum, pair programming)
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn Scala
• A desire to learn.

Nice to also have:

• Experience programming in Scala and/or Java
• Understanding or previous experience with database design and implementation
• Interest or experience in developing compilers
• A strong foundation in algorithm design and analysis
• Interest in exploratory learning and transferring academic research into production-grade products
• 5+ years of experience developing high-quality, highly scalable production-level software

We don’t expect you to have experience across all these areas. We have a mix of different skills in our team. Many of our teams are spread over two or more locations, so you should be comfortable working as part of a distributed team.

Why Join Neo4j?

Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph intelligence platform in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products is 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.

• 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.
• Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success.
• Countless industry awards . 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 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:

(we)-[:VALUE]->(relationships)
(we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess)
(we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: ['Open', 'Inclusive']})
(we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:'Positive'})
(we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: 'IntellectuallyHonest'})
(we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments)

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