Senior Developer Advocate
Algolia (View all Jobs)
Paris, France; Remote - France
Interview Process
1. Take-home project 2. Onsite discussions and presentation
Programming Languages Mentioned
Python, JavaScript
The Algolia Developer Relations team drives awareness and adoption of Algolia among developers worldwide. We own the documentation, run our Discord community, and produce high-quality technical content that shows developers what’s possible with Algolia. We partner closely with Developer Marketing to run events and equip engineers and customers to shine on stage at technical conferences. Our mission is simple: help developers build faster, smarter, and better with Algolia.
THE ROLE WILL CONSIST OF:
As a Senior Developer Advocate, you’ll combine hands-on coding with the ability to engage and inspire developers. You will:
- Build a combination of fun and practical projects, either alone or with partners, that showcase Algolia’s capabilities.
- Produce engaging video content, livestreams, and workshops that make learning Algolia fun and approachable.
- Publish high-impact blog posts, tutorials, and guides that help developers solve real problems.
- Take the stage at conferences, meetups.
- Act as the voice of the developer, bringing feedback from the community into our product and engineering roadmaps.
- Grow and support our community by answering questions, sharing best practices, and sparking conversations in Discord and beyond.
YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU:
Must-haves:
- At least 5 years of engineering experience in at least one of JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Go, with working knowledge of at least one more language.
- Built at least one agentic workflow using LLMs, MCP, RAG, or other AI/ML tools.
- Demonstrated ability to write clear and understandable code.
- A portfolio of developer-focused content—such as blog posts, open-source contributions, talks, or videos—that highlights your ability to teach and inspire.
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present to audiences ranging from small meetups to large conferences.
- A natural drive to engage with developers, share knowledge, and champion great developer experiences.
- The ability to select topics and track metrics that have demonstrable impact to the developer community.
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React or Next.js.
- Background in building developer tools, SDKs, or data pipelines.
- 2-3 years previous experience in developer relations, community leadership, or technical advocacy.
- Experience hosting hackathons, workshops, or developer training sessions.
- Skills in video production, streaming, or other creative content formats.
WE ARE 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 customers and the decisions we make in the company.
- HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.
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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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