Full-Time

Software Engineer

Search Platform

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Algolia

Algolia

501-1,000 employees

Search and discovery solutions via API

Consumer Software
Enterprise Software

Junior, Mid

London, UK

Options for full-remote, hybrid, or office-based work in Paris.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Go
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 other engineering best practices
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills
  • Experience at our current stage and beyond ($50-200M ARR range, high growth, lots of change and building internal infrastructure)
  • Experience in Go
  • Experience in Kubernetes
  • Sensitivity to Site Reliability Engineering
Responsibilities
  • Be a key contributor to the design and development of the Metis system
  • Be responsible for operations for the Metis system including participation in out-of-hours on-call rota
  • Work with a full-remote team, with the option to be either full-remote, hybrid or office based (Paris) yourself
  • Be responsible for the quality and soundness of the system
  • Share your expertise on distributed systems
  • Work with other teams to identify, troubleshoot and resolve high impact issues

Algolia provides search and discovery solutions for businesses through a hosted search API. This API enables companies to create fast and relevant search experiences for their users, making it especially useful for e-commerce platforms and media companies. Algolia's services help developers, product managers, and business teams integrate advanced search capabilities into their websites or applications without needing to build the technology from scratch. The company operates on a subscription model, offering tiered plans based on the volume of searches and the level of service required. This allows businesses of all sizes to access Algolia's suite of APIs, which include search and recommendation engines, while Algolia manages the infrastructure. This hosted approach ensures that search functions remain efficient and reliable as a client's data grows. Algolia's goal is to enhance user experience by providing tailored search solutions that are easy to implement and optimize.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$324.8M

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased demand for AI-driven personalization boosts Algolia's market potential.
  • The rise of headless commerce platforms creates integration opportunities for Algolia.
  • Flexible pricing models like PAYGO on AWS benefit Algolia's customer acquisition.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from AI-powered search platforms like Elastic may impact market share.
  • Open-source search solutions threaten Algolia's subscription-based model.
  • Reliance on AWS Marketplace exposes Algolia to potential policy changes.

What makes Algolia unique

  • Algolia offers a unique end-to-end AI Search and Discovery platform.
  • The company provides flexible, usage-based pricing through AWS Marketplace.
  • Algolia's Data Transformations tool enhances data quality for AI Search.

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