Avathon · 2 days ago
CKG Lead Engineer
Pleasanton, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expAvathon is revolutionizing industrial AI with a powerful platform that enables businesses to harness the full potential of their operational data. The CKG Lead Engineer will design, develop, and scale the Neon platform, focusing on full-stack development, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and mentoring team members.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityMachine LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implement knowledge graph schemas, ontologies, and data models for complex domains (supply chain, manufacturing BOM, logistics)
Develop and optimize IQL (Intermediate Query Language) queries for multi-hop graph traversals, joins, and aggregations
Build data ingestion pipelines to populate and maintain knowledge graphs from diverse data sources
Implement computational functions and analytics on top of the knowledge graph
Integrate Neon with Python/NumPy for advanced analytics and ML model integration
Design and build APIs to expose knowledge graph capabilities to downstream applications
Optimize query performance for large-scale datasets (1M+ records)
Collaborate with product and data science teams to translate business requirements into graph solutions
Mentor team members on IQL, graph modeling, and Neon best practices
Contribute to platform roadmap and architectural decisions
Qualification
Required
5-8 years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years working with graph technologies or knowledge graphs
Strong proficiency in Python programming
Experience with graph databases or knowledge graph platforms (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, TigerGraph, or similar)
Understanding of ontology design, schema modeling, and graph data structures
Experience with SQL and query optimization
Familiarity with REST APIs and web services architecture
Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS or Azure acceptable)
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions
Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams
BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Preferred
Experience with RDF, SPARQL, or semantic web technologies
Knowledge of NLP/NER pipelines for entity extraction and relationship mining
Experience with ML model integration and MLOps
Familiarity with supply chain, manufacturing, or BOM data structures
Experience with time series data and IoT integration
Knowledge of graph algorithms (shortest path, centrality, community detection)
Experience with data visualization for graph structures
Contributions to open-source graph or knowledge management projects
Company
Avathon
Avathon is an AI technology startup operating a machine learning software to analyze increasingly complex data stores.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$286.58MKey Investors
AEI Horizon X,Alan Howard,B. Riley Wealth Management,Doha Venture Capital,March Capital,Peter Löscher,Temasek HoldingsMarch CapitalVerizon Ventures
2024-04-13Secondary Market
2022-01-25Series D· $123M
2019-10-08Series C· $100M
Leadership Team
Pervinder Johar
Chief Executive Officer
Bruce Porter
Chief Science Officer
Recent News
2025-12-02
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