About the job
At Algolia, we are proud to be at the forefront of AI Search technology, enabling over 17,000 businesses to provide lightning-fast, predictive search and browsing experiences on a global scale. We handle more than 30 billion search requests each week, surpassing the combined total of Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex, and DuckDuckGo.
In 2021, we secured $150 million in Series D funding, elevating our valuation to $2.25 billion. This strong financial backing allows us to continuously enhance our industry-leading platform and serve esteemed clients like Under Armour, PetSmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens.
Algolia was designed to empower users to offer an intuitive search-as-you-type functionality on their websites and mobile applications. Our search API is utilized by thousands of clients across more than 100 countries, facilitating billions of search queries every month thanks to the code we deploy into production daily.
We are on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Metis team, which is responsible for the cloud-based scalable architecture of NeuralSearch, our AI-powered search engine that integrates both keyword and vector search capabilities. Metis comprises distributed components that manage the construction and storage of indices containing customer data and querying that data to deliver relevant search results. This role demands a deep understanding of the complexities associated with distributed systems.
Our team is composed of engineers, with most working remotely, bringing diverse skill sets and backgrounds. Your unique experiences and insights will contribute to our collective diversity, helping us to create impactful products.

