Senior Data Engineer

Back to jobs New Senior Data Engineer Paris, France Apply 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. Team’s current stack: AWS infrastructure   S3 data lake   Databricks SQL Warehouse and Workflows   Airflow (MWAA)   Kafka for real time   AWS Glue, EMR, Kinesis Redshift and Athena (being replaced by Databricks) #LI-Remote FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGY: Algolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when. While we have a global presence with physical offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees. Please note that positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the nature of the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule. ABOUT US: Algolia prides itself on being a pioneer and market leader offering an AI Search solution that empowers 17,000+ businesses to compose customer experiences at internet scale that predict what their users want with blazing fast search and web browse experience. Algolia powers more than 30 billion search requests a week – four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex and DuckDuckGo combined. Algolia is part of a cadre of innovative new companies that are driving the next generation of software development, creating APIs that make developers’ lives easier; solutions that are better than building from scratch and better than having to tweak monolithic SaaS solutions. In 2021, the company closed $150 million in series D funding and quadrupled its post-money valuation of $2.25 billion. Being well capitalized enables Algolia to continue to invest in its market leading platform, to better serve its thousands of customers–including Under Armor, Petsmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens, to name just a few.  WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: We’re looking for talented, passionate people to build the world’s best search & discovery technology. As an ownership-driven company, we seek team members who thrive within an environment based on autonomy and diversity. We're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We care about each other and the world around us, and embrace talented people regardless of their race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability and socioeconomic background. READY TO APPLY? 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