Senior Backend Software Engineer, Algolia

• Good knowledge of modern JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML & CSS
• Experience with at least one recent framework (e.g. React, Vue, Svelte). We're invested heavily in React so it would be a plus
• Rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices
• You have an eye for great user experiences (UX) and UI design skills
• You care a lot about Developer Experience
• Well-spoken and written English skills
• Preference for candidates with experience at our current stage and beyond (over 10,000 customers, $50-200M ARR range, high growth, lots of change and building internal infrastructure)

Desirable

• We have ambitious goals ahead of us and in that context we are looking for a Staff Software Engineer
• We expect you to bring significant experience acquired from a similar role in a former job
• Not only will you lead projects in complete autonomy, you will also be accountable for planning ahead, and thinking in terms of what’s best globally for the company rather than locally for your projects
• This also means you are expected to ramp up on multiple projects, and orchestrate changes across projects and teams whenever necessary
• As a staff engineer, you are also expected to be a technical leader, sharing your knowledge, helping engineers grow
• You will be joining a newly formed team of two senior software engineers, one manager, all of whom are obsessed with helping Algolia build great frontend experience
• Being a key contributor to the design, development, operation & deployment of all features of the Dashboard Platform (e.g. Design System, Frontend Infrastructure)
• Taking ownership, research, explore and deliver world-class experiences (UI, UX, DX)
• Sharing your knowledge on software engineering, testing and deployment best practices
• Working closely with the design team to define the future of the Design System
• Working closely with other developers in the company to ensure adoption of our products