Site Reliability Engineer, IaaS

About the Position

Algolia is the retrieval intelligence layer that turns intent into trusted, decision-grade outcomes. Powering more than 1.7 trillion queries a year for over 18,000 customers with millisecond latency and 99.999% reliability, we are the recognized leader for Search and Product Discovery by top industry analyst firms. The Algolia platform turns a company's products, content, and business rules into data that humans, applications, and AI agents can act upon. The result is trusted customer experiences with stronger conversions for measurable business impact.

The Infrastructure as a Service team is at the center of one of Algolia’s most consequential engineering transformations. We are now building the foundations of a unified cloud and Kubernetes platform designed to support Algolia’s growth for years to come.

As a Site Reliability Engineer in IaaS, you will help build the next generation of Algolia’s production infrastructure. You will contribute to the cloud baseline and reliable lifecycle capabilities that enable teams to operate and migrate workloads safely on a cloud-native platform. You will work across cloud foundations, Kubernetes, automation, reliability, and large-scale production operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve Cloud Baseline capabilities, including identity and access, networking, security, resource inventory, tagging, and auditability.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code and automation for cloud environments and Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Contribute to reliable, repeatable cloud and cluster lifecycle operations.
• Help build self-service capabilities, reusable modules, and clear documentation that make the safe path the easy path for platform consumers.
• Reduce manual work and configuration drift through automation, testing, GitOps practices, and standardization.
• Use automation and AI-assisted engineering tools where appropriate to improve infrastructure analysis, documentation, and safe, repeatable changes.
• Improve observability, monitoring, alerting, capacity management, and operational documentation.
• Investigate production issues, participate in the on-call rotation, and turn lessons learned into lasting improvements.
• Work with Infrastructure, Security, FinOps, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-aware platform capabilities.

Requirements

• Hands-on production knowledge of AWS or GCP.
• Practical Kubernetes knowledge and an interest in operating it in production.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code, ideally Terraform.
• Programming or scripting skills in Python, Go, or an equivalent language.
• Strong Linux and networking fundamentals.
• A strong interest in reliability, automation, and solving production problems.
• Comfort adopting AI-assisted engineering tools, with sound judgment for critical production systems.
• The ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with a distributed team.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with more than one public cloud provider.
• Knowledge of GitOps or policy-as-code tooling, such as Argo CD, Helm, OPA, or Kyverno.
• Experience with cloud migration, platform engineering, or large-scale infrastructure transformation.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: €56.508 - €78.540 EUR
• Flexible workplace strategy: Emphasis on individual impact, contribution, and output over physical location.
• Global presence with offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney, and Bucharest.
• Option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees.

About the Company

Algolia does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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 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.

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!