Software Engineer - Vector Index

The Role

Do you like to solve advanced and complex computer science problems? We are looking for a backend engineer with a special interest in database indexes and algorithm development who likes to solve technical challenges and deliver high-quality code to join our newly formed Index team! You will be part of a brilliant, energetic, and fun team of engineers working on building core functionality for the graph database.

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

What you will do

• Build and ship features related to index, constraint and schema
• Evolve vector search capabilities to support graph, similarity search and GenAI use cases
• Design and optimize the indexing subsystem to support complex graph queries and a variety of workloads
• Write high-quality, testable, and efficient Java code
• Work with real-world scale and performance challenges
• Work together with our product managers to help set the roadmap for the work in the index area going forward.
• Promote new ideas, take an active part in feature discussions and roadmap prioritization
• Integrate research and technologies into the database core
• "Do what you want weeks" to work on your own product enhancements and integrations

You'll thrive in this role if

• You have an interest in how indexes in databases work
• You are proficient in algorithm development in general.
• You are proficient in Java or a C-style programming language.
• 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 humor!

You may also have experience and interest in the following

• Lucene
• Multi-threaded systems
• Performance profiling and optimization
• Database management systems
• Large codebases

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.