Senior Data Engineer

Algolia • Paris, France • 21h ago

Join Algolia’s Data Engineering team. We gather data across all company domains and build and maintain the infrastructure and services that power internal analytics for analysts, data scientists, product managers, and engineers. We are the internal eyes of the company, a critical, central team for Algolia and its business. We aim to build a state-of-the-art data platform and stay alert to new technologies to keep modernizing. This role is with Algolia, based in France, you can work from our Paris office or fully remote.

Scale

3000+ TB data lake and warehouse, growing fast
60 Airflow DAGs
800+ dbt models supported
50+ data sources across clouds, APIs, formats, internal and third-party systems

What's Ahead:

We have started a transition from Redshift to Databricks to modernize the platform and scale for the future. The foundation is new. There is still a lot to build and many interesting challenges.

What you will do:

Be a key contributor in a mature data engineering team composed of senior engineers
Design, build, and operate reliable batch and streaming pipelines
Improve orchestration, testing, observability, and cost efficiency
Interact with many stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Analytics
Take strong ownership of what you build and maintain
Share your expertise with other technical teams

Must haves:

8+ years of experience in data engineering
Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Expertise with orchestration systems (Airflow, Dagster, or similar)
Expertise with data lakes and warehouses (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift)
Strong Spark and SQL skills
Familiarity with infrastructure tools (Terraform, Docker)
Familiarity with coding best practices (Python, unit testing, CI)
Awareness and interest in data engineering and modern development
Motivation to build a state-of-the-art platform
Motivation to work in a team-oriented culture
Excellent communication skills

Nice to have:

Familiarity with dbt or similar frameworks
Familiarity with BI tools (ThoughtSpot, Hex)

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.