Neon

Full-stack Engineer (Growth Team)

Remote

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cloud Computing, Database Software, Open Source Software, SaaSIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: (Salary information not provided)

Neon is a multi-cloud Serverless Postgres provider designed to make Postgres developers more productive in the cloud. We manage clusters, storage, and compute automatically, so all you need to do is connect and develop. We are looking for a Fullstack Engineer to join our Growth Team. In this role, you will be building features to improve user acquisition, retention, and monetization. You will help foster a culture of experimentation and data-driven decision making, and define best practices that enable the team to iterate and learn in increasingly tight feedback loops.

Requirements

  • 1+ year experience developing backend Golang applications
  • 1+ year experience developing React applications
  • 1+ year experience using Typescript
  • Exposure to Infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Github CI/CD, cloud (AWS, Azure, etc.)
  • A genuine and strong appetite to learn stuff fast
  • A strong spider-sense to estimate impact and outcomes
  • Experience in fuzzy / unpredictable environments, making their own calls and scoping-down to relentlessly focus on shipping and observing

Responsibilities

  • Join the Product Engineering team and contribute to the development of new features for the product
  • Own feature end-to-end from ideation to iterating based on user feedback after it has been shipped
  • Work effectively across the stack from top to bottom, comfortably navigating codebases with different languages and tools
  • Participate in on-call rotations to handle and resolve critical issues

Company Information

  • Company: Neon
  • Description: Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for stateless and serverless Postgres.
  • Funding: $104+ million in funding from Menlo Ventures, GGV, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, and Founders Fund.
  • Team: A distributed team of 120+ people working from 25+ countries (concentrating around North American and European time zones).
  • Team Culture: Built on open source cultural principles (transparency, contribution, accountability, proactivity). Experienced Postgres committers and hackers on the team (Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias profiles). Deep technical knowledge and a belief in collaborative open-source. Aiming for a fast-moving, flat org structure.
  • Leadership: Led by CEO Nikita Shamgunov (co-founder of SingleStore).

Skills

Golang
React
Typescript
Kubernetes
Docker
Github CI/CD
AWS
Azure
Data-Driven Decision Making
Experimentation
Backend Development
Frontend Development
Full Stack

Neon

Serverless Postgres solution for developers

About Neon

Neon.tech offers a serverless Postgres solution that allows developers to launch a fully managed Postgres instance with a single command. Its unique feature is the separation of storage and compute, enabling on-demand scalability and quick cold starts in under 3 seconds. This focus on ease of use and efficiency sets Neon.tech apart from competitors in the cloud computing market. The company's goal is to simplify database management for developers while providing a flexible, subscription-based pricing model.

Menlo Park, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$121.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Remote work environment
Equity & stock options
Top-notch equipment
Unlimited PTO
Paid parental leave

Risks

Increased competition from Redpanda's serverless offering may impact Neon's market share.
Microsoft's investment may pressure Neon to align with Microsoft's strategic goals.
Neon's expansion into digital stores may divert focus from core database services.

Differentiation

Neon offers a serverless Postgres solution with 100% Postgres compatibility.
Neon's architecture separates storage and compute, enabling dynamic scaling and cost efficiency.
Neon provides a cold start capability in less than 3 seconds, enhancing developer experience.

Upsides

Neon secured a $25.6M investment from Microsoft's venture arm, M12.
Postgres was named database of the year, aligning with Neon's open-source focus.
Growing demand for serverless architectures boosts Neon's market potential.

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