Software Engineer - Core Database (Kernel)

  • Europe Only
  • neo4j
Job Description:

From our technology to our team members, Neo4j is built on relationships.

As part of Neo4j product engineering, you will work together with a diverse team of talented colleagues from around the world. Our culture encourages engineers who want to become deep experts in a particular field – or to build broad expertise across several technologies. Our engineers regularly work with peers in field engineering and experience the full lifecycle of the systems they build.

We build technology that helps cure cancers, addresses diabetes, and gets humans to Mars. We're proud to fight fraud, crush pandemics, and even help journalists uncover the truth. Neo4j’s engineering teams are located in Malmö, Sweden and London, UK.

Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.

The Role

Do you like to solve advanced and complex computer science problems? Do you like to be part of a team that values user success and where you can have intellectually honest discussions?

We are looking for an experienced backend engineer that is able to solve technical challenges, deliver high quality code to join our talented, innovative Kernel team. You will be part of a brilliant, energetic and fun team of engineers that build the core of the graph database!

You will be part of the international team that is based in our engineering HQ in Malmö, Sweden.

Hear from Anton, a database team member speak about why he likes to work at Neo4j!

What You'll Do:

• Build and ship new features for the core of the leading graph database • Write high quality, testable and efficient code • Promote new ideas, take active part in features discussions and roadmap prioritisation • Integrate research and technologies into the database core - the team regularly reads research papers to see if there are some new ideas to incorporate into the product • Work closely with our customers and collaborate with other teams • “Do what you want days” to work on your own product enhancements and integrations

What You'll bring to this role:

• You have experience designing multi-threaded systems and algorithms • You have a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms • You are proficient in at least one C-style programming language and willing to learn Java • You have strong troubleshooting skills • You have knowledge about performance profiling and optimisation • You are humble. Being able to discuss ideas and solutions to challenge each other to build better solution together • You have superior communication skills and a sense of humor!

You may also have experience and interest in:

• Database management systems • Deep JVM experience • Experience with large codebases

Country

SE #LI-AO1

We don’t expect you to have experience across all these areas. We have a mix of different skills in our Malmo based team.

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 between people, processes, locations and systems. We created, drive and are at the forefront of innovation in the Graph Database category; and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.

Neo4j Values:

Our work in Neo4j Engineering is guided by our company 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)

Why Join Neo4j?

Neo4j is one of the 20 most popular databases in the world, and the leader in the rapidly emerging Graph Database category. We’re building the technology that enables connected data to solve the world’s most pressing problems. You’ll work on unique engineering projects that challenge what’s possible.

We have customers in every industry across the globe, and our products a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics.

We pride ourselves on being a welcoming team. Most of us would agree that one of the best parts of working at Neo4j is the people we get to work with.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t 100% fit the qualifications above. Why? Because we are committed to building an environment that fosters belonging, which means valuing intellectually honest discussions and being receptive to new ideas and perspectives.

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.

About Neo4j:

Neo4j is the leader in graph database technology. As the world’s most widely deployed graph database, we help organizations – including NASA, UBS and Volvo Cars – to reveal and predict how people, processes and systems interrelate. Using this relationships-first approach, applications built using Neo4j tackle connected data challenges such as analytics and artificial intelligence, fraud detection, real-time recommendations and knowledge graphs.

Neo4j is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read the privacy notice regarding Neo4j's recruitment process to understand how we will handle the personal data that you provide. More information at www.neo4j.com.

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