Senior Data Engineer, Events at Algolia

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

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Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Requirements

Solid experience with data pipelines and event-driven architectures at scale
Proficiency in Go or another backend language, with the ability to quickly adapt to new codebases
Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, and messaging platforms like Pub/Sub
Hands-on experience with BigQuery or similar data warehouses for analytics
A track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to production-critical systems
GRIT – Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment
TRUST – Willingness to trust co-workers and take ownership
CANDOR – Ability to receive and give constructive feedback
CARE – Genuine care about other team members, clients, and company decisions
HUMILITY – Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside
Nice-to-haves
Familiarity with GCP and Kubernetes in production environments
Exposure to frontend systems (React, Rails) and how they interact with backend data pipelines
Experience integrating with customer-facing APIs or analytics connectors
Background in onboarding to inherited systems and driving re-architecture where needed

Responsibilities

Designing and maintaining reliable pipelines for ingesting and processing both real-time and batch data from diverse external sources (including Segment, Google Analytics, and direct customer integrations)
Owning and optimizing systems that run at massive scale, ensuring low-latency event delivery and high reliability
Quickly getting up to speed with an established production system, and helping teammates do the same
Partnering with backend, frontend, and product teams to align technical decisions with customer-facing needs
Contributing to architectural improvements that make the event ingestion platform more robust, efficient, and easy to extend
Sharing knowledge across the team and mentoring new engineers to help them grow

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Godata pipelinesevent-driven architecturesdistributed systemsAPIsPub/SubSegmentGoogle Analyticsreal-time processingbatch processing

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What skills are required for the Senior Data Engineer role?

Must-haves include solid experience with data pipelines and event-driven architectures at scale, proficiency in Go or another backend language, strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, and messaging platforms like Pub/Sub, hands-on experience with BigQuery or similar data warehouses, and a track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What is the company's culture like?

Algolia values GRIT (problem-solving and perseverance), TRUST (willingness to trust co-workers and take ownership), CANDOR (ability to give and receive constructive feedback), CARE (genuine care for team members, clients, and decisions), and HUMILITY (learning from others and putting ego aside).

What is the tech stack for this team?

The team's current stack features a Go backend.

What salary or compensation is offered?

This information is not specified in the job description.

Is this role remote or does it require office work?

This information is not specified in the job description.

Algolia

Provides hosted search and discovery solutions

About Algolia

Algolia offers search and discovery solutions through a hosted search API, enabling businesses to create fast and relevant search experiences. Its services are particularly useful for e-commerce platforms and media companies, providing extensive support to help clients integrate advanced search capabilities. Algolia operates on a subscription model, allowing clients to access its APIs without managing infrastructure, which ensures scalability and reliability. The company aims to enhance user experience by enabling tailored and efficient search functionalities for businesses of all sizes.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2012Year Founded

$324.8MTotal Funding

SERIES_DCompany Stage

Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

501-1,000Employees