Research Engineer

We are expanding our UK-based team with talented post-doctoral researchers to take on the responsibility of realizing the Aurendil vision to build the next-generation of graph databases. The goal of the Aurendil project is to construct a radical new query language runtime for graph databases inspired by advances in programming language technologies. As such, we are building a cross-disciplinary team of post-doctoral researchers to design and implement the Aurendil prototype from the ground up.

Post-doctoral researchers joining the team will participate in the end-to-end development of a completely new database system architecture – from theoretical underpinnings, through to implementation and evaluation – and the dissemination of results to Neo4j product teams and the academic research community.

We are especially interested to hear from candidates with backgrounds in systems research – such as query languages, databases, compilers, parallel computing, distributed systems, or and hardware acceleration.

The ideal candidates will have experience in one of these fields:

- Query Language(s) and their implementation

- Programming Language(s) and their implementation

- Compiler construction and code generation – LLVM, x86, or ARM

- Managed Runtimes and Virtual Machines – JVM or GraalVM

- Database internals

- Parallel Computing

- Distributed Computing

- Hardware Acceleration – GPGPUs, FPGAs, or Smart NICs

As this is a Research role, the ideal candidate will have experience working in an academic or industrial research environment and bring a robust understanding of research practice. A strong background in designing and developing complex systems using languages like C++, Java, or Rust would be beneficial.

The role is based in London, UK and requires significant in-office presence. Neo4j can provide visa support for exceptional international applications.

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 are 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.

- Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It recently surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past three years.