Senior Neo4j & Graph Backend Engineer

BrickRed Systems; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BrickRed Systems is seeking a highly skilled Neo4J Developer to design, develop, and optimize graph-based applications and backend services using Neo4j, Cypher, Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies. The role focuses on scalable graph solutions and production-grade microservices and APIs.

You will work with data engineers, architects, and product teams to build reliable solutions for large-volume, high-frequency data environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Production experience with Neo4j and Cypher.
• Strong graph data modeling, schema design, indexing and constraints.
• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot for microservices.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Strong understanding of Cypher query development and performance optimization.
• Experience with Git/GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize performance in large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design graph data models in Neo4j to support complex relationships.
• Develop and optimize Cypher queries for large datasets.
• Design Neo4j schemas, indexes, constraints, and data structures.
• Tune Neo4j queries and performance; resolve bottlenecks.
• Build scalable backend services and microservices with Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop secure RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Implement API best practices including versioning and OpenAPI docs; OAuth2/JWT security.
• Collaborate with data engineers and architects on Snowflake integration.
• Maintain code quality, security, scalability, reliability, and CI/CD.

Skills

Neo4j

Cypher

Graph data modeling

Java

Spring Boot

REST/GraphQL APIs

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth2

JWT-based security

Git/GitLab

CI/CD

APOC procedures

Snowflake

Kafka

Spark

Cloud platforms

Telecom/network data

Neo4j performance tuning

Tools

Snowflake

Kafka

Spark

Git/GitLab

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

BrickRed Systems is seeking a highly skilled Neo4J Developer to design, develop, and optimize graph-based applications and backend services using Neo4j, Cypher, Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies. The role focuses on scalable graph solutions and production-grade microservices and APIs.

You will work with data engineers, architects, and product teams to build reliable solutions for large-volume, high-frequency data environments.