Senior Software Engineer, Scale

Algolia
London
1 year ago
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Algolia was built to help users deliver an intuitive search-as-you-type experience on their websites and mobile apps. We provide Algolia NeuralSearch, a next-generation vector and keyword search in a single API with powerful, end-to-end AI processing for every query. Our API is 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 Back-end Engineer to grow our Engines team. The team provides the main Search API for Algolia. They build and maintain the Core Search Engine to provide the best performance and scalability for our customers.We are looking for engineers who are fluent in modern C++, Golang, and complex algorithms who will contribute to raise the bar for how we think about search and relevance.Your role will consist of:Be a key contributor to the design, development, and ultimately operation of the Search engine system at scale.Be responsible for the quality and soundness of the system.Work with other teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve high-impact issues.Be responsible for operations for Algolia Search including participation in out-of-hours on-call rotation.You might be a fit if you have:A rock-solid foundation in Computer Science (data structures, algorithms, software design).Rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices.Want to work on a complex C++ codebase + experience working on distributed backends.Experience in the design of major components and leading engineers in the delivery.Professional spoken and written English skills.Nice to have:Experience debugging distributed systems in production.Ability to work in a Kubernetes-based environment.Experience in information retrieval or AI models.Experience with the problematics around natural language processing.We’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.READY TO APPLY?

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