Senior Developer Advocate

At Algolia, we’re proud to be a pioneer and market leader in AI Search, empowering 17,000+ businesses to deliver blazing-fast, predictive search and browse experiences at internet scale. Every week, we power over 30 billion search requests — four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex, and DuckDuckGo combined.

In 2021, we raised $150 million in Series D funding, quadrupling our valuation to $2.25 billion. This strong foundation enables us to keep investing in our market-leading platform and serving incredible customers like Under Armour, PetSmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens.

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.

• Coordinate with the local Paris community to host monthly Meetups in our Paris office.

• 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.

• 2-3 years previous experience in developer relations, community leadership, or technical advocacy.

• 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.

• Fluency in written and spoken English - Content will be in both English and French

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React or Next.js.

• Background in building developer tools, SDKs, or data pipelines.

• Experience hosting hackathons, workshops, or developer training sessions.

• Skills in video production, streaming, or other creative content formats.

We are looking for someone based in France

#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.

We have a global presence with offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, however we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees. 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 role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.

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.

We’re looking for talented, passionate people to help build the world’s best search and discovery technology. We value autonomy, diversity, and collaboration. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and supported—regardless of race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability, or socioeconomic background.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES - Recruitment Fraud Notice

We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams targeting job seekers. To help protect yourself, please keep the following in mind:

• Our open positions may appear on third-party job boards, but the best way to apply safely is directly through our careers page.

• All genuine communication from Algolia will come from an @algolia.com email address. If you receive an email from someone claiming to work at Algolia who does not have an @algolia.com email address, please do not respond or share any personal information.

• We’ll never ask for payments, purchases, or financial details during the hiring process.

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!