Interview of Quentin de Quelen - CEO of MeiliSearch

Quentin, CEO and co-founder of MeiliSearch, introduces the company as a search engine designed to provide an exceptional search experience by combining the performance and relevance of Algolia with the customization capabilities of Elasticsearch. Developed in Rust for its safety and rigor, MeiliSearch initially used RocksDB but switched to LMDB due to performance issues. The company faces challenges in enhancing indexing speed and maintaining a high level of developer experience, aiming to make search accessible and become the go-to solution for developers. With a team of 22 and 300 external contributors, MeiliSearch plans to improve its open-source features and launch a cloud version. Quentin emphasizes the importance of community feedback in open-source projects and expresses pride in his team, while sharing personal preferences for programming languages and tools. The name "MeiliSearch" is inspired by the Nordic god of oblivion, reflecting the company's mission to prevent oblivion through search.