This is a mid-senior level position (5–7 years of experience) combining technical leadership with hands-on development.
You Will
Model complex domains. Design knowledge graph schemas, ontologies and data models for supply chain, manufacturing BOM and logistics data.
Build ingestion pipelines. Create and maintain pipelines that bring data from enterprise systems (such as SAP), databases and files into the graph, with the right data quality checks in place. Build the connectors for both IT and OT systems.
Write and tune graph queries. Develop multi-hop traversals, joins and aggregations in our graph query language (IQL) and in Gremlin, and tune them to run well on datasets with millions of records. Add more graph algorithms for faster multi-hop traversal.
Build high-performance components. Develop and optimize performance-critical graph and compute components in C++. Improve graph processing engine to support large data set.
Deliver analytics on the graph. Build computational functions, graph analytics, and connect the graph to Python and NumPy workflows for advanced analytics and ML model integration.
Expose graph capabilities. Design and build APIs and services that let downstream applications use the knowledge graph.
Work across teams. Partner with product and data science to turn business problems into graph-based solutions.
Lead and mentor. Coach engineers on graph modelling, query design, and platform best practices, and contribute to architecture decisions and the technical roadmap.
You'll Have
5–7 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years hands-on with graph databases or knowledge graphs
Strong Python skills
Hands-on C++ experience, ideally on performance-sensitive or systems-level code
Production experience with a graph database or knowledge graph platform, such as JanusGraph, Neo4j, Amazon Neptune or TigerGraph
Experience writing and optimizing Gremlin traversals (Apache TinkerPop), preferably on JanusGraph
A solid grasp of ontology design, schema modeling and graph data structures
Strong SQL skills and a track record of query performance tuning
Experience designing and building REST APIs and service-based architectures
Experience with at least one major cloud platform (GCP preferred; AWS or Azure is fine)
The ability to turn ambiguous business requirements into clear technical designs
Clear communication and experience working with cross-functional teams
A BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with RDF, SPARQL or other semantic web technologies
Experience with JanusGraph storage and index backends such as Cassandra, HBase, Bigtable or Elasticsearch
Experience building NLP or named-entity recognition (NER) pipelines for extracting entities and relationships
Experience with ML model integration and MLOps.
Experience with graph databases or knowledge graph platforms (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, TigerGraph, or similar)
Experience with time-series data or IoT integration
Working knowledge of graph algorithms such as shortest path, centrality and community detection
Experience visualizing graph data
Contributions to open-source graph or knowledge-management projects
Benefits & Perks
What are the benefits and perks at Avathon? Below are some highlights we offer to our U.S. full-time employees -- we'd love to connect and share more!
Evolving culture with the opportunity to drive new ideas and technology
Stock Option Grants
Medical Coverage and Parental Leave Plans
401k with Employer Match
Monthly Technology Allowance
Newly renovated office space located near Pleasanton, CA -- including fully stocked beverage and snack areas
Contract and temporary roles are not eligible for the above benefits.
Compensation
Pay Range: $150k - $220k salary annually. Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Location: This role is not remote. Candidates must be based in the Bay Area, CA and are expected to report to our Pleasanton office 5 days a week.
Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
