Algolia is set to enable every company to create world-class Search and Discovery experiences with an API-first approach. Performance and Scalability is at the heart of our mission: we power 1.5 trillion searches a year, for 10K+ customers all over the world. 

If you're a problem solver, able to think outside the box and eager to nurture others and learn from them, then this is your challenge!

The Team

The Fleet teams are Site Reliability engineering teams spreaded through EMEA and APAC focusing on one thing: the search products should always be available. To make this possible, the fleet team creates pragmatic solutions to optimize the Search Products availability and costs at scale, depending on the needs of the customer, the product teams, and the different engineering teams that deliver a unique Search Experience to our customers.

The Opportunity

The team is looking for an individual who has a solid understanding of building and operating scalable architectures, with strong collaboration skills across teams and time zones. You will contribute to the delivery of solutions that support other engineering teams and will have a direct impact on the success of Algolia's Search Products. 

In this role, you'll help design and implement systems focused on reliability, scalability, and cost optimization, while also having opportunities to grow your skills and collaborate with team members.

Your role will include

Operate the Search Products, automating the first response Build components that improve reliability and performance Contributing to efforts to reduce infrastructure costs Compute the SLO and the error budget of the product you operate Reduce the toil and the technical debt by automating and increasing the quality Manage Incidents and Customer Requests in a follow the sun model

You might be a good fit if you have

Knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, Golang, Ruby) and familiar with software craftsmanship. Knowledge of Lua is a plus Experience in building and operating distributed systems Experience working with APIs A focus on designing reliable, operable, and available applications Familiarity with Public Cloud Providers like GCP, AWS, or Microsoft Azure, and Kubernetes A good understanding of Linux system administration, networking, and troubleshooting Strong communication and organizational skills Team’s current stack: Golang, Ruby, Python, Github Actions, CircleCI, Terraform, Chef Linux, Kubernetes Bare Metal Servers & Cloud on AWS & Azure 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.