Back-end Engineer - Remote

Overview

Algolia is seeking a Back-end Engineer to join their Engines team, responsible for building and maintaining the Core Search Engine to ensure optimal performance and scalability for customers.

In Short

• Contribute to the design and development of the Search engine system at scale.
• Ensure the quality and soundness of the system.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot and resolve high impact issues.
• Participate in out-of-hours on-call rotation for Algolia Search operations.
• Strong foundation in Computer Science principles.
• Commitment to high code quality and automated testing.
• Experience with complex C++ codebases and distributed backends.
• Professional English communication skills.
• Experience debugging distributed systems in production is a plus.
• Ability to work in a Kubernetes environment is a plus.

Requirements

• Solid foundation in data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in software design and leading engineering teams.
• Experience with information retrieval or AI models is a plus.
• Familiarity with natural language processing challenges is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible workplace strategy allowing remote or hybrid work.
• High-trust environment with autonomy in work.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge search technology.
• Engagement with a global team of talented professionals.