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Senior Full-stack Software Engineer

About the company Meilisearch is revolutionizing search technology. Our mission is to simplify finding information by offering a user-friendly, Rust-based search engine with an intuitive API. As an open-source pioneer, everything from our core technology to our SDKs is developed transparently and in close collaboration with our community. Since our creation in 2018, we've secured $21 million in funding, including a $15 million Series A in September 2022, from top-tier investors including Felicis Ventures, CRV, and LocalGlobe. Our growth fuels our ambition to expand our offerings and improve service delivery. We have been monetizing a Cloud-hosted version of our open-source product for the past year, and have been generating an impressive product-led growth. We are in an exciting stage of our development, and are looking to grow the skill-set of our Cloud team with a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer. About the team and the role The mission of the Cloud team is to deliver a robust and scalable cloud-hosted search engine solution that ensures seamless management and maintenance of our clients' search capabilities. They focus on continuous improvement and innovation to enhance the functionality and performance of our cloud services, empowering developers to create exceptional search experiences. Our Cloud team comprises six dedicated engineers led by Gillian, the team manager, to whom you will directly report. The team operates fully remotely, with members located in France, Brazil, and Ireland. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll develop and refine our cloud-hosted search engine solutions, focusing on front-end excellence while also engaging with full-stack development to ensure robust and scalable product delivery. What you’ll be doing Development and Design - Develop and optimize front-end features using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript. - Implement styling with CSS and Tailwind. - Work on backend development with technologies like Rails, PostgreSQL, and Heroku. - Collaborate on design decisions, offering insights on technical implications and guiding pragmatic solutions. Quality Assurance and Review - Write, maintain, and optimize end-to-end tests using Cypress. - Conduct code reviews to uphold high-quality standards and provide feedback. Leadership and Collaboration - Mentor team members through technical discussions, knowledge sharing, and one-on-one mentorship to enhance coding, testing, and security practices. - Engage with product managers and engineering managers to define and manage project scopes and deliverables. - Contribute to the technical vision and strategic direction of the product, advocating for new technologies and architectural improvements.

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About the company Meilisearch is on a mission to help developers create great search experiences. We want to make it easy to find anything anywhere by providing a Rust-based search engine with a focus on usability and intuitive API design. We are a fully open-source company: from our search engine, to our design specifications, to our official SDKs and libraries, everything we do is public, transparent, and made in collaboration with our vibrant community. Founded in 2018, Meilisearch is headquartered in Paris. We completed a $15 million round of funding in September 2022, and are backed by leading international investors Felicis Ventures, CRV, LocalGlobe, Mango Capital, Seedcamp, and Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch. We are growing quickly and are first and foremost looking for talented people: if you're not seeing any position that fits your profile, don't hesitate to send us your application anyway! Please let us know what your ideal job would be at MeiliSearch :)