Software Engineer - Core Database (Kernel)

Do you like to solve advanced and complex computer science problems? Do you want 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 who is able to solve technical challenges and deliver high-quality code to join our talented, innovative Kernel team. You will be part of a brilliant, energetic, and fun team of engineers working on the development of the storage engines, transaction handling, indexes, data import and page cache in order to build the core of the graph database!

You will be part of an international team based in Malmö and London.

- Build and ship new features for the core of the leading graph database

- Write high-quality, testable, and efficient code

- Promote new ideas, take an 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

- “Do what you want weeks” to work on your own product enhancements and integrations

You'll thrive in this role if

- 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 Java or a C-style programming language

- You have strong troubleshooting skills

- You have knowledge about performance profiling and optimisation

- You have experience with leading and delivering development projects

- You are humble. Being able to discuss ideas and, challenge each other to build better solutions together

- You have good communication skills and a sense of humour!

You may also have experience and interest in the following:

- Database management systems

- Deep JVM experience

- Experience with large codebases

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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.

- 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.