Senior Software Engineer - Search Platform
Algolia is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Search team responsible for the cloud-based, scalable architecture behind NeuralSearch, its AI search engine combining keyword and vector search. The work involves distributed components that orchestrate the building and storage of indices and the querying of customer data to return search results. The role requires understanding and solving the challenges of complex distributed systems within a mostly remote team. The base salary range is €67,500–€94,000 EUR, with remote, hybrid or Paris office options.
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Responsibilities
- ▹Be a key contributor to the design and development of Search and Indexing
- ▹Take responsibility for Search operations, including participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota
- ▹Ensure the quality and soundness of the system
- ▹Share expertise on distributed systems
- ▹Work with other teams to identify, troubleshoot and resolve high-impact issues
Requirements
- ▹Experience designing and operating distributed systems in production
- ▹Experience working with large datasets and high traffic
- ▹Rigor in high code quality, automated testing and engineering best practices
- ▹Excellent spoken and written English
- ▹Experience at the $50-200M ARR high-growth stage
Nice to have
- ▹Experience in Go
- ▹Experience in Kubernetes
- ▹Sensitivity to Site Reliability Engineering
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Base salary range of €67,500–€94,000 EUR
- ▹Fully remote, hybrid or Paris office-based work
- ▹Flexible workplace model emphasizing impact over location
About the company
Algolia is a pioneer and market leader in AI Search, powering over 30 billion search requests weekly for more than 17,000 businesses. The Search team owns the scalable cloud architecture behind NeuralSearch, the company's AI search engine.