Director, Engineering, AI Search

Algolia
Paris
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeEUR 115,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 8-12 yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Strategic thinking","Stakeholder management","Mentorship"]

Lead multiple engineering teams in Algolia's AI Search platform, shaping roadmaps with product and design, driving AI-driven initiatives, and delivering scalable, reliable, high-impact solutions across a global organization.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
Algolia
Algolia
2 months ago

Director, Engineering, AI Search

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 21 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Lead multiple engineering teams in Algolia's AI Search platform, shaping roadmaps with product and design, driving AI-driven initiatives, and delivering scalable, reliable, high-impact solutions across a global organization.
Location: Paris
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Leading a group of engineering teams (via Engineering Managers and Senior ICs), ensuring alignment with product and company priorities.
  • •Demonstrates strong AI leadership within the engineering organization by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and evaluating/applying emerging AI technologies.
  • •Owning delivery, execution, and operational excellence for a defined product or platform area.
  • •Partnering closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape roadmaps and ensure delivery of customer value.
  • •Driving engineering best practices across system design, scalability, reliability, and performance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 115,000 - 150,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8–12+ years of engineering experience, including 3–5+ years managing multiple teams or managing through managers.
  • •Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • •Strong technical background with experience in distributed systems, APIs, and scalable infrastructure.
  • •Demonstrated ability to lead through others, empowering managers and senior engineers.
  • •Excellent communication skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive clarity.
Experience:8-12 yearsDistributed systemsAPIsScalable infrastructureAI/ML
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStrategic thinkingStakeholder managementMentorship
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Distributed systemsAPIsScalable infrastructureAIMachine learningSoftware development

Company Brief

Algolia
Provides a hosted search and discovery API that enables developers and product teams to build fast, relevant search and discovery experiences across websites and applications with features like instant search, personalization, and analytics.
Industry: API Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
WebsiteLinkedIn