Full-Stack Engineer

We are seeking a talented Full-Stack Engineer to join our DBaaS team, focusing on user observability projects. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in backend and frontend development and contribute to building robust, scalable, and user-friendly applications.

If you're passionate about observability, love working with modern technologies, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Preferred time zones: GMT - GMT+3

You will:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and performant full-stack solutions using Go, TypeScript, and React.
• Work on observability integrations, including metrics, logs, and trace export using OpenTelemetry (OTEL) collectors and similar tools.
• Build and optimize backend services, APIs, and infrastructure to support DBaaS user observability projects.
• Develop intuitive and responsive user interfaces, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design solutions and resolve technical challenges.
• Engage in code reviews, testing, and debugging to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Participate in on-call rotations to handle and resolve critical issues.

Required experience:

• Programming Expertise: Proficiency in at least one programming language: Go (preferred) or Python.
• Frontend Development: Expertise in modern frontend technologies, specifically TypeScript and React.
• Backend Development: Strong experience building scalable backend systems, RESTful APIs, and microservices.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• CI/CD: Experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitHub Actions.

Preferred Experience:

• Familiarity with DBaaS-specific tools, OpenTelemetry (OTEL), or other observability solutions.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

About Neon

Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for stateless and serverless Postgres. We’re a well-funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. We are a systems company; we work on low-level code with strict performance and correctness requirements.

Neon was created by a team of Postgres hackers and led by CEO Nikita Shamgunov (co-founder of SingleStore). Neon is built on open-source principles and is focused on giving back to the Postgres and developer communities.

Our Team

• We are a distributed team of 100+ people working from 25+ countries (concentrating around North American and European time zones)
• We are a team built on open source cultural principles (transparency, contribution, accountability, proactivity)
• Team with decades of experience building databases and deep knowledge of Postgres internals. We are deeply technical
• We have experienced Postgres committers and hackers on the team (check Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias profiles)
• We believe in the efficacy of collaborative open-source
• We aim for a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds
• We are keen to be a fast-moving, flat org and avoid hierarchical structures

Our Investors

• Top-tier investors backed up Neon's vision:
  • We raised $104 million in funding from Menlo Ventures, Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, and Founders Fund.
  • Venture vehicles of Snowflake and Databricks invested in Neon.
  • Our angel investors are prominent technologists and ecosystem players. More than 20 awesome angels supported Neon, including Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, Mike Ovitz, Ajeet Singh, Guillermo Rauch, Søren Brammer Schmidt, and Wes McKinney.
  • Our Board includes Quentin Clark, Glenn Solomon, Joe Morrissey, and Tim Tully.

Our Offer

• You have an opportunity to be an early employee in the fast-scaling, ambitious team
• You can work 100% remotely: we'll handle all formalities to arrange work from your home
• We grant equity (stock options) to all full-time hires
• We offer a competitive benefits package in line with all tech companies (top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, paid parental leaves, and much more)
• We are distributed, yet make our bonds during regular offsites (the last one was in Lisbon, Portugal)