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Senior Software Engineer

at Neo4j

Remote: EMEA, remote, senior, full time, EUR 50,000–60,000 / year, 8+ years

posted 24 Aug 2026

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  • Java
  • Test-Driven Development
  • Neo4j
  • Docker
  • Clean Architecture
  • Domain-Driven Design
  • PostgreSQL
  • CI/CD
  • Kafka
  • Cypher
  • Spring

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will shape the core intelligence of GraphAware Hume, our graph-powered analytics platform.

What you would do

- Building APIs for intuitive user interaction with complex data

- Designing secure, scalable access control systems for mission-critical environments

- Orchestrating workflows to automate graph analytics, inference, and real-time insights

- Optimizing application performance and collaborating with other engineers to ensure seamless user experiences

- Contributing to architecture and technical design with the team

What you must know already and be excited to grow further

- Proven experience in backend systems (8+ years) with exposure to large-scale, complex applications and cross-functional teams

- Fluency in Java, with a deep understanding of modern software engineering principles, including:

- Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD)

- Advanced debugging and profiling techniques,

- Writing composable, maintainable, and testable code

- Spring or similar frameworks with emphasis on building secure, modular, and scalable APIs

- Experience designing data models, both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and ideally graph-based (Neo4j or similar)

- Working knowledge of modern CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and automated deployment workflows

- Strong security mindset, with practical knowledge of secure software design and common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP)

- Comfortable with remote team collaboration, i.e. tools and practices for asynchronous communication

What they are looking for

- Graph technologies: Cypher, Neo4j, knowledge graph

- Event-driven architectures, Kafka, or distributed systems

Read from boards.greenhouse.io, last seen 3d ago.

- Cloud-native development, observability, and performance tuning

- Experience working with LLMs or integrating AI/ML into production systems

Italy only: The gross annual salary (RAL) range for this role when based in Italy is €50.000-€60.000. Salary is set individually for each candidate, based on objective, gender-neutral criteria such as experience, skills and scope of responsibility. Contract under the collective bargaining agreement (CCNL Metalmeccanici Industria). This information applies to Italy only. For other countries, please speak with the recruiter.

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.

- 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include Boston Scientific, BT Group, Caterpillar, Cisco, Comcast, Department for Education UK, eBay, NBC News, Novo Nordisk, Worldline, and others.

- Co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success.

- Countless industry awards. Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform.

- A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers.

Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues.

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. We look forward to receiving your application.

Neo4j Values

Neo4j is a Silicon Valley company with a Swedish soul. We foster collaboration and each of us is empowered to contribute and put our innovative stamp on projects. We hire candidates who reflect the following Neo4j core 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)

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.

©2026 Neo4j, Inc., Neo Technology®, Neo4j®, Cypher®, Neo4j Bloom™, Neo4j Graph Data Science Library™, Neo4j® Aura™, and Neo4j® AuraDB™ are registered trademarks or a trademark of Neo4j, Inc. All other marks are owned by their respective companies.