Software Engineer at Neon

San Francisco, California, United States

Neon Logo
$105,000 – $160,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Fintech, Game CommerceIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should have at least 1 year of software engineering experience and a full-stack background with strong focuses on React and TypeScript. They must be excited about learning new things and flexing across the stack, be highly productive, able to take ownership of key initiatives and deliver results, and be able to work from our offices in San Francisco or New York City.

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer will lead the development of key work streams, turning concepts into functional, beautiful products. They will develop and maintain both front-end and back-end components of the product, collaborate closely with product leaders, designers, and fellow engineers to define, design, and ship new features, and ensure features are scalable, performant, secure, and user-friendly. Responsibilities also include writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code, participating in code reviews, and maintaining documentation.

Skills

Full-stack development
Front-end development
Back-end development
Scalable systems
Performance optimization
Secure coding
User-friendly design
Code reviews
Documentation

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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