Neon is an open-source company on a mission to enable developers to ship faster on a serverless platform (which is powered by Postgres at the bottom of the stack).
As we've grown our serverless Postgres offering, we're now looking to expand it with more functionalities at the application development layer. We're looking for an experienced software engineer who is interested in contributing to these efforts.
More specifically, we're looking to augment the team with an engineer that is
specialized in frontend web development (but can also dabble on the backend when needed). You're someone who can build new UIs and APIs, while at the same time being opinionated on the best way to build web applications (SSR vs CSR, when to use Next.js, etc.).
Just as importantly, you have an eye for design. You can work alongside our design team, be opinionated about things, and contribute to building a polished experience for our users. You also know that we're building UIs for developers, and they care about keyboard accessibility, navigation, and other things.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has spent a long time (5+ years) working on production software in React & TypeScript.
- Is experienced in building CLIs and APIs.
- Specializes in frontend web development (but can also dabble on the backend when needed).
- Can work alongside our design team, be opinionated about things, and contribute to building a polished experience for our users.
- Has robust technical communication skills, preferably with experience in a remote and primarily asynchronous work environment.
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 120+ 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, and 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)
