Shane Afsar

Senior Engineering Manager

Highly motivated technology leader with a wide range of experience, a passion for creativity and a commitment to quality. An extremely organized person who has a strong work ethic; someone who works well on a team and also enjoys leading one. A creative, hands-on problem solver that learns quickly and easily gets into any situation. Passionate about building great products and learning new things every day

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Product

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Analyst recognition

Agentic intelligence layer powering commerce discovery

Recognized by IDC, Gartner, Forrester, and Paradigm B2B, Algolia helps enterprises turn search into a growth engine for AI-native experiences.

Gartner 2026 Magic Quadrant for Search and Product Discovery

A leader for the third consecutive year

Algolia is recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery as the market shifts toward AI-powered, agentic discovery.

Forrester Total Economic Impact™

Increased Operating Profit and Improved Efficiency

A Forrester Consulting study found Algolia delivered $3.1M NPV over three years, helping commerce teams improve relevance, automate merchandising, and grow revenue

IDC MarketScape

Named a leader in knowledge discovery

IDC recognized Algolia as a leader in general-purpose knowledge discovery software, citing the growing role of search in AI-powered workflows and enterprise knowledge experiences

PARADIGM B2B COMBINE

Top scores across every B2B category

Algolia earned 12 medals across 12 categories in Paradigm B2B’s 2025 Enterprise Combine for Search and Discovery, with customers praising speed, transparency, analytics, and ease of use