Neo4J Developer

EXL; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

EXL in the United States seeks a Senior Neo4j Developer to lead graph database migrations using AWS. You will design architectures, be hands-on, and guide performance tuning, testing, and adoption.

You’ll coordinate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments across multiple locations including NYC and other hubs. Expect a challenging role with a hybrid work model, requiring exceptional communication and leadership skills to drive successful UAT and

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a data engineering SME with graph databases.
• Proficiency in Cypher/Gremlin and graph theory fundamentals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; dual-shore engagement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute secure migration strategies to Neo4j on AWS.
• Lead performance tuning, indexing, and load testing of queries.
• Create graph demos and POCs for stakeholders to show value.
• Onboard engineering teams and support UAT during rollout.
• Define UAT criteria and assist business users through go-live.

Skills

Neo4j

AWS

Data Integration

Testing Tools

Tools

Spark

DMS

EC2

EKS

Job description

Our passion at EXL is enabling organizations to achieve a measurable, competitive advantage through Data Management. We partner with our clients to design and implement scalable, accessible, and innovative solutions. Our goal is to make sense of data to drive client’s business forward through data strategy, data governance and building cloud data platforms. EXL is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company that partners with clients to improve business outcomes and unlock growth. By bringing together deep domain expertise with robust data, powerful analytics, cloud, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”), we create agile, scalable solutions and execute complex operations for the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media, and retail, among others. Focused on driving faster decision-making and transforming operating models, EXL was founded on the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Headquarters in New York, our team is over 73,000+ strong, with more than 50 offices spanning six continents.

Role Name: Neo4J Developer- (SME)

Location: Multiple Location (NJ, TX, CT, PA, CO, IN, UT, NYC)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Mode – Hybrid (2-3 days from Office)

Role Overview

We are seeking a 10+ Years Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Neo4j and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to lead our critical graph database migration journey. In this role, you will not just design the architecture, you will be the hands-on guide who ensures our business workloads are successfully migrated, rigorously tested, and seamlessly adopted. You will act as the bridge between technical engineering and business stakeholders, leading live demos, onboarding engineering teams, and guiding users through successful User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Key Responsibilities

• Migration & Architecture: Design and execute secure migration strategies to move on-premise or relational data workloads to Neo4j on AWS (AuraDB, EC2, or EKS).
• Testing & Optimization: Lead performance tuning, index optimization, and load testing of Cypher queries to ensure high availability and low latency.
• Demos & Proof of Concepts (POC): Build and showcase powerful graph database demos to stakeholders to highlight business value and insights.
• Onboarding & Handholding: Provide close, side-by-side technical support to developers, data analysts, and product teams during the initial launch phase.
• UAT & Go-Live: Define UAT criteria, write test scripts, validate data integrity, and hand-hold business users through final validation for a smooth production rollout.

Required Technical Skills

• Neo4j Expertise: Deep knowledge of graph modeling, Cypher query language, APOC libraries, and Neo4j administration tools.
• AWS Cloud Mastery: Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure (EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, S3) and secure networking for database deployments.
• Data Integration: Proven experience using data pipeline and ETL tools (like Spark, AWS DMS, or Data Sync) to ingest data into graph databases.
• Testing Tools: Familiarity with database benchmarking and load-testing tools to simulate production workloads.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working with data engineering with at least 4+ years of experience working on graph databases.
• Proficiency in query languages like Cypher or Gremlin and a solid foundation in graph theory are crucial for success in this position.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in working in dual shore engagement is preferred.