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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Neo4j's roles stay open a median of 67 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Neo4j's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Neo4j
- high 50 stale, 4 reposted of 72 open
- Hiring momentum
- 87 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Neo4j's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Neo4j.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Sharding team at Neo4j, you'll be responsible for building and evolving the Aura control plane for sharded and composite databases using Go and Kubernetes. Your day-to-day tasks will include developing features, fixing bugs, documenting functionalities, and participating in design meetings, all while working within a collaborative team environment focused on enhancing Neo4j's cloud offerings.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Neo4j as an employer.
What you need
- Experience developing production-level software
- Strong Go experience across multiple projects
- Strong Kubernetes experience, including Pods, Deployments, and StatefulSets
- Experience with modern continuous integration and Docker
- Ability to work independently in a flexible software development organization
- Ability to communicate and collaborate on complex topics
Nice to have
- Java, Scala, or other JVM experience
- Familiarity with the operator pattern in Kubernetes
- Understanding of the internals of databases, compilers, or query languages
- Experience with asynchronous and reactive programming
- Experience of distributed systems
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role involves working with complex distributed systems and Kubernetes, which may require a steep learning curve for some candidates.
- The position may require a high level of independence and self-direction, which could be challenging for those who prefer more structured environments.
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Listed by Neo4j on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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