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Algolia is revolutionizing search and discovery by providing the world's most powerful API-First Search and Discovery Platform with its unique hybrid search engine, which is a combination of keyword and vector-based semantic search via Neuralsearch technology, in a single API. read more
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
251
TOTAL
RATINGS
7100

Algolia Company Culture

Algolia Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.9/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Algolia CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Bernadette Nixon Algolia's CEO
Bernadette Nixon
90 /100

Diversity at Algolia

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A

Diverse employees at Algolia have rated Team, CEO Rating, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Algolia

Top 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A-

Women at Algolia have rated Team, CEO Rating, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

Algolia eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

62

Algolia employees are 62% more likely to recommend Algolia as a great place to work

70%Promoters
22%Passives
8%Detractors

Working at Algolia

Working at Algolia is rated highly by 251 employees, across various culture dimensions. Algolia employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Executive Team categories, putting Algolia’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 10% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Algolia was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Algolia

A+

Overall Company Culture at Algolia is rated A+

Last updated months ago

Top
5%

Algolia ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 251 Employees

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Customer Success
89
Customer Success89
Customer Support
88
Customer Support88
Finance
88
Finance88
Sales
87
Sales87
Engineering
86
Engineering86
Marketing
86
Marketing86
Design
84
Design84
HR
84
HR84
Operations
82
Operations82
Product
79
Product79
Admin
72
Admin72

Algolia Employee Reviews

Out of 1140 Algolia employee reviews, 94% were positive. The remaining 6% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Algolia improve their work culture.

94%
6%
Positive Reviews94%
Constructive Feedback6%

Positive Reviews From Algolia Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Humility and care. A desire to always be improving.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    We train each other, and we each have something important and valuable to teach.

Algolia Company Information

Algolia Company Overview

Algolia is revolutionizing search and discovery by providing the world's most powerful API-First Search and Discovery Platform with its unique hybrid search engine, which is a combination of keyword and vector-based semantic search via Neuralsearch technology, in a single API.

Algolia was founded in 2012 and its current CEO is Bernadette Nixon. Since its inception 14 years ago, Algolia has grown to 750 employees.

Algolia Mission, Vision & Values

Algolia Mission Statement

Algolia's mission is empower every company to create delightful Search & Discovery experiences.

Algolia Vision Statement

Our vision for the future is to increase discoverability.

Algolia Values

  • Grit
  • Trust
  • Care
  • Candor
  • Humility

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Algolia

We are proud of our carbon neutral pledge and commitment to sustainability. Via Pachama, we commit to measuring our CO2 emissions, reducing them through planting trees, and offsetting any remaining emissions by buying carbon credit certificates that reduce or recapture an equivalent volume of CO2. Likewise, we are mindful of the impact of swag production on our carbon footprint. We commit to providing our conference visitors the option of our swag or a $10 donation to a charity of their choice.

We frequently make donations to timely causes we believe in around the world; most recently, racial injustice. We donated $25,000 collectively to Black Girls Code, 100 Black Men of America, Color of Change, and The Conscious Kid. Additionally, we match charitable contributions from employees dollar for dollar up to $5,000 per year. We also provide our product to non-profit organizations for free.

Headquarter301 Howard St
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States of America
Websitewww.algolia.com
Founding Date2012
Tel415-366-9672
Company StatusPrivate
Jobswww.algolia.com/careers
Social Sites
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Algolia Employees

Algolia has 750 employees. 251 employees at Algolia have reviewed Algolia across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 251 Algolia employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Algolia are extremely happy with their total compensation at Algolia, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Algolia are extremely happy with their team. 251 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Algolia are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Algolia believe the environment at Algolia is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Algolia is comfortably fast. About 61% of the employees at Algolia work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Algolia are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Algolia employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Algolia report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
97% of Algolia employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Algolia employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
84% of Algolia employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Algolia employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
96% of Algolia employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Algolia - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in San Francisco about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. San Francisco employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 78% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Algolia KPIs and OKRs

At Algolia 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Algolia's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 237 Algolia employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 218 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes92%
No8%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Algolia CEO & Leadership

Bernadette Nixon Algolia's CEO
90 /100

Algolia CEO Awards and Recognitions

Best CEOs for Diversity 2023 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2022 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs for Women 2022 (Large Companies)

Algolia’s CEO Bernadette Nixon started in this role in 2020. Bernadette’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. With a high CEO score, Bernadette Nixon has won the Best CEOs in 2022. In addition, Bernadette has garnered Best CEOs for Diversity in 2023 specifically for Diversity, making Algolia’s CEO one of the top rated CEOs by diverse employees. Algolia’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Finance department, Hispanic or Latino employees, and employees in the Marketing department. However, Non-Binary employees, employees in the Admin department, and employees in the Customer Support department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Algolia’s competitors, Bernadette Nixon ranks right above Coveo CEO Louis Têtu. Under Nixon’s leadership, Algolia employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Executive Team. Meetings and Gender are two areas, according to respondents, where Algolia could stand to see real improvement.

Algolia Leadership

The Algolia Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Bernadette Nixon, Chief Financial Officer Carlton Baab, and Chief Revenue Officer Michelle Adams

  • Bernadette Nixon  CEO / President

    Bernadette Nixon CEO / President

    Bernadette is an entrepreneurial & driven CEO with a strong track record of growing and scaling global businesses and is... read more

  • Carlton Baab Chief Financial Officer

    Carlton Baab is Algolia’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. He plays a key role in managing the... read more

  • Michelle Adams Chief Revenue Officer

    As the Chief Revenue Officer of Algolia, Michelle is responsible for driving revenue at scale through worldwide... read more

  • Adanech Getachew General Counsel (Registered In-House Counsel in CA)

    Adanech is our General Counsel/Registered In-House Counsel in CA. Adanech leverages her vast experience in negotiating... read more

  • Piyush Patel Chief Strategic Business Development Officer

    As the Chief Strategic Business Development Officer of Algolia, Piyush oversees alliances with leading software and... read more

  • Gaetan Gachet Chief Strategy Officer

    Gaëtan is Algolia’s Chief Strategy Officer and actively works on defining, developing and executing Algolia’s business... read more

  • Bharat Guruprakash Chief Product Officer

    With more than 20+ years of product and engineering experience, Bharat leads Algolia’s product organization and provides... read more

  • Sean Mullaney Chief Technology Officer

    Sean Mullaney joins Algolia from Stripe, where he most recently acted as the Chief Information Officer in Europe and led... read more

  • Jim Schattin Chief Customer Officer

    As the Chief Customer Officer of Algolia, Jim is focused on partnering with customers to drive positive outcomes... read more

Algolia Salaries

How much does Algolia pay?

How much do people at Algolia get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Algolia is $131,233, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $135,417, or $65 per hour.

At Algolia, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $244,227 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $45,888 annually. Average Algolia salaries by department include: Design at $96,060, Sales at $153,765, Engineering at $153,879, and Business Development at $114,172. Half of Algolia salaries are above $135,417.

249 employees at Algolia rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 514 ratings) while 249 employees at Algolia rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 487 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$73k
$73k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$103k
$103k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$135k
$135k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$189k
$189k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$239k
$239k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$264k
$264k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$297k
$297k100th Percentile
$131,233*
Average Compensation
$135,417*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Algolia Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Algolia

Diverse employees at Algolia score the company 85/100 across various culture categories, placing Algolia in the Top 10% of companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Algolia across various culture dimensions.

We are committed to building a workforce community that reflects the world around us and the clients we serve. We aim to build a diverse and inclusive work culture that embraces and celebrates diversity of thought, identity and personal experiences by cultivating belonging and creating people policies that support our employees needs and generates an atmosphere of mutual respect and a sense of agency and voice.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 90/100
Department - Finance
Men 91/100
Department - Customer Success
Diverse Employees 89/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 81/100
Department - Admin
Men 76/100
Department - Product
Diverse Employees 65/100
Department - Admin

Algolia Perks & Benefits

Subscription to Modern Health for work & life coaching and therapy. Subscription to Blinkist for non-fiction book summaries. Charitable donation matching. Employee referral bonus. Remote work stipend. Perks allowance (coming soon!) Other perks vary slightly by location.

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Pet-Friendly
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Algolia PTO

Algolia's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year. Algolia's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
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Yes0%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo100%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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Overview of Candidates Interested in Algolia on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
35%
Product
15%
Customer Support
15%
Marketing
15%
Operations
5%
Other
15%

Candidates By Location

San Francisco
45%
Chicago
10%
Austin
5%
Redwood City
5%
Sunnyvale
5%
Other
30%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Algolia

What is Algolia address?

Algolia location is at 301 Howard St

Who is the CEO of Algolia?

Algolia CEO is Bernadette Nixon, their score by employees is 90

What is Algolia eNPS?

The eNPS for Algolia is 62

What is Algolia revenue?

Algolia revenue is $100M

What is the salary for Graphic Designer in Algolia?

Graphic Designer average salary in the US is 77k

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