Director, Engineering, AI Search at Algolia Limited
Algolia Limited · London, England
- Occupation group: Software & IT
- Licensed sponsor: Algolia Limited
Licence holder Employer on register 27 October 2026
From the advert
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.
About the Team
Algolia’s Engineering team builds the core infrastructure and product features that power real-time search and discovery for thousands of customers around the world. This includes backend services, frontend components, site reliability, and ML-powered capabilities. The team is distributed, collaborative, and committed to technical excellence and continuous learning.
As an Engineering Director , you will lead multiple teams or a critical product area, working closely with Engineering Managers, Product, and Design to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-impact solutions. You will play a key role in translating company strategy into execution, while building strong, autonomous teams and fostering engineering excellence.
Your Role Will Consist Of:
Leading a group of engineering teams (via Engineering Managers and Senior ICs) , ensuring alignment with product and company priorities
Demonstrates strong AI leadership within the engineering organization by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and proactively evaluating and applying emerging AI technologies to enhance productivity, efficiency, and organizational performance across the broader technology function.
Owning delivery, execution, and operational excellence for a defined product or platform area
Partnering closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape roadmaps and ensure successful delivery of customer value
Driving…
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Summary
Director, Engineering, AI Search at Algolia Limited in London. Algolia Limited is listed on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (27 October 2026). Read the full job advert and apply on the employer's or job board's site. A sponsor licence means the employer is on the Home Office register. It does not mean this role is sponsored. Check with the employer. This is not immigration advice.
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