Junior Software Engineer, GenAI
Algolia (View all Jobs)
London, England; Paris, France
Interview Process
1. Take-home project 2. Onsite discussions and presentation
Programming Languages Mentioned
Python, JavaScript
About Algolia
Algolia is the leading Search & Discovery API company, powering over 1.5 trillion queries per year for 10,000+ customers worldwide. Performance, scalability, and developer experience drive everything we do. We maintain high-quality SDKs across a dozen languages and live by our core values: Grit, Trust, Candor, Care, and Humility.
The Team
Join our 8-person, cross-functional GenAI Platform squad. We build and operate a Python API that lets developers define, deploy, and manage autonomous multi-agent workflows—leveraging LLMs, vector-search/RAG, external APIs, memory, and custom logic. Our platform handles the agent life-cycle, context routing, error recovery, telemetry, and cost controls, making it simple to assemble complex GenAI-driven features.
The Opportunity
As a Software Engineer I, you’ll ramp up on our GenAI orchestration codebase, contribute to core API development, and learn to integrate new “tools” into multi-agent workflows. You’ll work closely with senior engineers to deliver fast-follow features from our Beta launch and support broader initiatives around observability, performance, and customer enablement. This role is your gateway to mastering enterprise-grade GenAI infrastructure while growing your skills in Python, microservices, and cloud deployment.
Your Role Includes- API Development Assistance
Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of Python APIs under the guidance of senior engineers. Help ensure cached calls meet sub-100 ms SLAs and assist with containerization for GCP. - Tool Integration Support
Contribute to extending our orchestration engine by implementing RAG as a “tool” and helping build Python SDK adapters for LLM providers and vector stores. - Quality & Best Practices
Write and maintain unit tests, adhere to type-hinting and linting standards, and help improve our CI/CD pipelines and smoke tests. - Observability & Cost Controls
Instrument basic telemetry (cache hits/misses, API-call counts) and assist in building dashboards. Support implementation of security controls such as basic RBAC and audit logging. - Customer Enablement
Collaborate with Solutions Engineers to draft sample code snippets, update documentation, and prepare demo scripts that showcase new features.
Day-to-Day
- Pair-program with senior engineers on feature branches
- Attend agile rituals (planning, daily check-ins, reviews, retrospectives)
- Write clear, well-tested Python code and participate in pull-request reviews
- Update Confluence runbooks and API specs with the latest changes
- Debug issues in development and staging environments; learn hot-fix procedures
Key Projects & Initiatives
- Beta Fast-Follow: Help implement semantic caching and response caching under mentorship
- Orchestration Enhancements: Contribute to tool-chaining logic and context routing improvements
- Telemetry Dashboards: Assist in building cost-savings and prioritization metrics
- Python SDK & Sample Apps: Develop and refine client library methods and reference workflows
You Might Be a Fit If You Have
- Python & API Fundamentals: 1–2 years experience building REST APIs in FastAPI or Django REST Framework, with basic unit tests and type hints
- Interest in Generative AI: Familiarity with LLM concepts or libraries, and eagerness to learn multi-agent orchestration
- Microservices Curiosity: Exposure to Docker, basic cloud concepts (GCP or AWS), and an interest in performance tuning
- Collaborative Spirit: Enjoy pair-programming, writing clear RFCs or design notes, and learning from collective code ownership
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Demonstrated ability to break down technical challenges and work through ambiguity
- Bonus Skills: Terraform/IaC fundamentals, GCP services (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub), front-end experience with React/TypeScript, any prior exposure to Algolia’s search APIs
Our Values in Action
- GRIT: Demonstrate perseverance as you learn new technologies and tackle unfamiliar problems
- TRUST: Ask questions openly, seek guidance, and take responsibility for your work
- CANDOR: Welcome constructive feedback and share your ideas candidly
- CARE: Show empathy for teammates and the customers who rely on our platform
- HUMILITY: Stay curious, admit what you don’t know, and embrace continuous learning
#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?
If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application!
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