Engineering Director: Lead Scalable AI-Driven Search

Algolia, Inc.; London (KY); On-site; USD 214,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible workplace model

Job summary

Algolia is seeking an Engineering Director in London to lead multiple engineering teams, align with product priorities, and drive architectural excellence with a focus on AI-enabled capabilities. You will partner with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to shape roadmaps and ensure customer value through reliable, scalable systems.

You will mentor Engineering Managers, contribute to headcount planning, and foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of engineering experience.
• 3–5+ years managing multiple teams or through managers.
• Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects.
• Strong technical background with distributed systems, APIs, scalable infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through others and empower managers.
• Excellent communication skills to align diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 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 evaluating emerging AI technologies.
• Owning delivery, execution, and operational excellence for a defined product or platform area.
• Partnering with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape roadmaps and deliver customer value.
• Driving engineering best practices across system design, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Being a member of Algolia's senior technology leadership team and coaching Engineering Managers.
• Contributing to organizational planning including headcount, team structure, and quarterly/annual planning cycles.
• Ensuring a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Acting as a bridge between strategy and execution, translating goals into team priorities.
• Serving as an advisor to the CTO and SVP Engineering on leadership and cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems

APIs

Global teams

Communication

Lead through others

Job description

Algolia is seeking an Engineering Director in London to lead multiple engineering teams, align with product priorities, and drive architectural excellence with a focus on AI-enabled capabilities. You will partner with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to shape roadmaps and ensure customer value through reliable, scalable systems.

You will mentor Engineering Managers, contribute to headcount planning, and foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement across the