Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Search PlatformSenior Software Engineer - Search Platform6 days ago Be among the first 25 applicantsGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Algolia was built to help users deliver an intuitive search-as-you-type experience on their websites and mobile apps. We provide a search API used by thousands of customers in more than 100 countries. Billions of search queries are answered every month thanks to the code we push into production every day.We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Metis team. We are responsible for Metis, the cloud-based scalable architecture for NeuralSearch, our AI search engine, which incorporates both keyword and vector search. Metis consists of distributed components which orchestrate the building and storage of indices containing customer data and then querying that data to return search results. The role requires understanding and solving the challenges that come with complex distributed systems.The team is composed of engineers, most of whom are fully remote, with different skill sets and backgrounds. Your experience, your knowledge and your perspective will add to this diversity and help the team deliver products that make a difference.You WillBe a key contributor to the design and development of the Metis systemBe responsible for operations for the Metis system including participation in out-of-hours on-call rotaWork with a full-remote team, with the option to be either full-remote, hybrid or office based (Paris) yourselfBe responsible for the quality and soundness of the systemShare your expertise on distributed systemsWork with other teams to identify, troubleshoot and resolve high impact issuesYou Might Be a Fit If You HaveExperience designing and operating distributed systems in productionExperience working with large datasets and high trafficRigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practicesExcellent spoken and written English skillsExperience at our current stage and beyond ($50-200M ARR range, high growth, lots of change and building internal infrastructure).Nice To HaveExperience in GoExperience in KubernetesSensitivity to Site Reliability EngineeringWE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.Flexible Workplace StrategyAlgolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when.While we have a global presence with physical offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees. Please note that positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the nature of the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.About UsAlgolia prides itself on being a pioneer and market leader offering an AI Search solution that empowers 17,000+ businesses to compose customer experiences at internet scale that predict what their users want with blazing fast search and web browse experience. Algolia powers more than 30 billion search requests a week – four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex and DuckDuckGo combined.Algolia is part of a cadre of innovative new companies that are driving the next generation of software development, creating APIs that make developers’ lives easier; solutions that are better than building from scratch and better than having to tweak monolithic SaaS solutions.In 2021, the company closed $150 million in series D funding and quadrupled its post-money valuation of $2.25 billion. Being well capitalized enables Algolia to continue to invest in its market leading platform, to better serve its thousands of customers–including Under Armor, Petsmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens, to name just a few.Who We're Looking ForWe’re looking for talented, passionate people to build the world’s best search & discovery technology. As an ownership-driven company, we seek team members who thrive within an environment based on autonomy and diversity. We're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We care about each other and the world around us, and embrace talented people regardless of their race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability and socioeconomic background.READY TO APPLY?If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your applicationSeniority levelSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware DevelopmentReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Algolia by 2xSign in to set job alerts for “Search Engineer” roles.Full-Stack Software Engineer - Remote (FR) or OnsiteSoftware Engineer (Quantum Platform and Tools)R&D AI Software Engineer / End-to-End Machine Learning Engineer / RAG and LLMJunior Software Engineer - Cross-platform C++ - MultipassSenior Software Engineer - Back End - Payment PlatformFullstack Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails / React) Us, Île-de-France, France $137,000.00-$206,000.00 4 weeks agoData Engineer - International InternshipWe’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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