Team Lead (Support Tools)
At Neon, we're on a mission to enhance the support experience by empowering our engineers and support teams with cutting-edge tools. As a Support Tools Team Lead, you'll play a key role in shaping the tools that help our teams resolve issues faster, improving both customer satisfaction and the internal workflow.
Are you passionate about building impactful tools that directly support teams and enhance the customer experience? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
Enhance Customer Support:
Develop tools that help support engineer access the right information quickly, reducing time to resolve customer issues.
Build intuitive data visualizations to track support metrics and trends.
Automate repetitive tasks to boost efficiency.
Team Leadership:
Lead and mentor a small team of engineers focused on building internal tooling for the support organization.
Collaborate across teams (Engineering, Product, Support, etc.) to identify pain points and implement effective solutions.
Shape the technical roadmap for support tools, driving innovation and continuous improvement.
Technical Development:
Design and build robust, user-friendly internal applications.
Develop dashboards and automation tools to streamline support workflows.
Implement systems for case management, customer data access, and issue tracking.
Integrate new tools with existing systems (LLM Agent, CRM, Data Warehouse, ticketing, knowledge base, etc.)
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work closely with teams across Engineering, Product, and Support to understand their needs and translate them into technical solutions.
Keep stakeholders informed about progress, risks, and impacts through regular updates.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 1 year in a leadership role.
Strong understanding of UX principles for operational tools.
Excellent communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Experience building internal tools or enterprise applications.
Familiarity with customer support workflows and challenges.
Technical Skills
Full-stack development experience, with a strong focus on both front-end and back-end technologies.
Proficiency in backend engineering (e.g., Golang, APIs, databases).
Knowledge of data visualization and reporting tools.
Experience with front-end frameworks like React is a plus.
What Success Looks Like in This Role:
Increased support team productivity, with measurable improvements in resolution times and issue handling.
Enhanced customer satisfaction through faster, more efficient issue resolution.
Scalable support operations that can grow seamlessly as the company expands.
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 130+ people working from 25+ countries (concentrating around North America and Europe time zones)
We are a team built on open sources cultural principles (transparency, contribution, accountability, 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, 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, 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% remote: 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)
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At Neon, we're on a mission to enhance the support experience by empowering our engineers and support teams with cutting-edge tools. As a Team Lead (Support Tools) in London, you'll play a critical role in crafting and refining innovative tools that directly assist our teams in resolving issues more efficiently, leading to heightened customer satisfaction and streamlined internal workflows. If you're passionate about creating impactful tools that not only support your colleagues but also elevate the customer experience, we’d be excited to have you on board! In this role, you'll focus on developing systems that provide quick access to essential information, thereby minimizing resolution times. You'll have the opportunity to lead and mentor a talented team of engineers, fostering a collaborative environment that thrives on enhancing existing support frameworks. You’ll get to design user-friendly internal applications, and streamline various processes through automation. You will also need to liaise with cross-functional teams to fully understand their pain points and deliver robust solutions. With 5+ years of software engineering experience, including time in a leadership role, along with an understanding of UX principles, you'll be well-equipped to make a significant impact at Neon. Join us in revolutionizing the support experience!
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