Senior Site Reliability Engineer, PaaS

Algolia is the retrieval intelligence layer that turns intent into trusted, decision-grade outcomes. Powering more than 1.7 trillion queries a year for over 18,000 customers with millisecond latency and 99.999% reliability, we are the recognized leader for Search and Product Discovery by top industry analyst firms. The Algolia platform turns a company's products, content, and business rules into data that humans, applications and AI agents can act upon. The result is trusted customer experiences with stronger conversions for measurable business impact.

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 Platform as a Service (PaaS) team is dedicated to empowering development teams by creating toolchains, guidelines, and standards. Our focus is on enabling seamless automation and CI/CD, comprehensive observability, and unwavering reliability in a secured cloud-native environment.

The Opportunity

The Senior Site Reliability Engineer (IC4) position within the Platform As a Service team presents an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional to enhance scalable infrastructure with a focus on CI/CD, Observability, and application hosting. In this role, you will bridge the gap between our junior and senior staff, playing a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of Algolia’s Search Products.

As a senior contributor, you will be responsible for building and optimizing systems that ensure the platform’s efficiency and reliability, while also mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams. Your work will be pivotal in improving infrastructure, enhancing observability standards, and streamlining CI/CD processes. You will play a significant role in transitioning legacy systems to a modern Kubernetes-based architecture, contributing to long-term infrastructure strategies, and ensuring alignment with business needs.

Your role will consist of:

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