Algolia

Engineering Manager, Platform

Algolia

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇫🇷 France

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudDistributed SystemsGoKubernetes

About the role

  • Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers, supporting technical and leadership growth
  • Partner with product and design to define roadmaps aligned with Algolia’s vision
  • Ensure projects are delivered with high quality and reliability and remove roadblocks
  • Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous learning
  • Shape technical direction and standards with senior engineers to ensure scalability and sustainability
  • Attract, hire, and support diverse talent and create an inclusive environment

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams in a high-growth or product-focused environment
  • Background as a software engineer with strong technical judgment
  • Experience guiding teams through complex projects and balancing short-term priorities with long-term architectural health
  • Coaching mindset and passion for developing people
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills and experience working closely with product managers and cross-functional partners
  • Curiosity, adaptability, and drive to improve
  • Nice-to-haves: Experience with Go, Kubernetes, building and maintaining software libraries
  • Nice-to-haves: Familiarity with distributed systems, APIs, or event-driven architectures
  • Nice-to-haves: Prior experience scaling engineering organizations or leading through change