The posting
About Neo4j:
Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter.
Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business.
Our Vision:
At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.
As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.
Job Title: Principal AI Solutions Architect
Job Summary: As a Principal AI Solutions Architect, you will lead the design, construction, and deployment of AI solutions that combine the power of graph databases and AI. You will act as a trusted advisor to our strategic customers, guiding them through complex data challenges and delivering transformative business value. You will have a great understanding of graph technologies, LLMs, and AI frameworks, and will be able to translate customer needs into production-ready AI applications grounded in real-world context using Neo4j Knowledge Graphs.
Key Responsibilities:
Solution Architecting:
- You will engage with technical leaders, stakeholders, and strategic partners to shape and guide the successful implementation of Graph+GenAI solutions, serving as a trusted advisor and thought partner to decision-makers throughout complex, high-impact engagements.
- You will design and advocate for robust, scalable solution architectures, leading the deployment of Graph+GenAI systems aligned with complex enterprise requirements and industry best practices driving architectural excellence and long-term value.
- You will collaborate closely with customer leadership to deeply understand their strategic objectives, translating them into high-impact AI solutions that harness the synergy of graph databases and LLMs. This includes leading the discovery of requirements, assessing enterprise data ecosystems, and identifying innovative opportunities to apply graph-based AI at scale.
- You will lead stakeholder engagement across all levels to steer project scope, align on priorities, mitigate risks, and ensure timely delivery—ensuring alignment between technical execution and business outcomes while maintaining a focus on measurable impact
Solution Engineering:
- You will develop, test, and deploy production-ready AI applications that integrate graph databases with LLMs and orchestration frameworks. This involves writing production-level code, optimizing for performance and scalability, and ensuring seamless integration with customer systems.
- Continuously evaluate and improve the performance, scalability, and efficiency of deployed AI applications, incorporating new techniques and technologies as they emerge.
Education & Enablement:
- You will work with other teams at Neo4j (Product and Marketing) to influence the roadmap and provide insights from the field, and package approaches, best practices, and lessons learned into thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets.
- You will share your expertise internally with other Neo4j teams and also with customers through workshops, training sessions, and documentation to empower them to effectively utilize, maintain, and reproduce the AI solutions you deliver.
- Maintain continuous learning and stay up-to-date with the rapidly evolving GenAI landscape, proactively seeking knowledge of new trends and technologies.
Required Qualifications:
- Enterprise Application Architecture: 10+ years of experience architecting and delivering enterprise-grade applications, with a deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle and the ability to guide teams through complex design and implementation decisions.
- LLM Proficiency: 5+ years of Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs), including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and integrating LLMs into applications. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of different LLM providers and their strengths and limitations, as well as open-source ones).
- Programming Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#), with a proven track record of delivering clean, maintainable, and scalable code within complex systems.
- Deployment and Version Control: Deep hands-on experience with deployment tooling across Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes environments, along with expert-level use of version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN) in enterprise development workflows.
- Cloud Computing Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in deploying and scaling applications across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), with a strategic understanding of cloud-native architecture and DevOps best practices.
- Generative AI Ecosystem Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the generative AI ecosystem, including frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack) and familiarity with cloud-native AI platforms (e.g., AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure ML), enabling you to architect end-to-end AI solutions.
- Data & Analytics Fluency: Strong background in data engineering, analytics, or data science, with the ability to design data pipelines and workflows across structured and unstructured data. Hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Hive) and database systems (SQL and NoSQL)
- Graph Database Authority: Deep expertise in graph data modeling and query languages (e.g., Cypher), along with practical experience working with graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, TigerGraph) or triple stores (e.g., Ontotext, Stardog), enabling advanced knowledge graph applications
- Communication and Collaboration Skills: Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and align technical decisions with business goals.
- Problem-Solving and Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical mindset with the ability to break down complex problems, architect AI solutions, and mentor teams through implementation
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to engage with customers, lead strategic discussions and ensure successful project execution.
The annual on target earnings range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This range is an estimate, and the actual on target earnings may vary based on Neo4j’s compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Neo4j utilizes the full width of the range.
In addition to the range below, US employees are eligible for a stock option grant and certain roles are eligible for an annual bonus. Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s standard benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k), paid time off, and certain leaves of absence.
Annual On Target Earnings Range
$220,000—$310,000 USD
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:
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