--- title: "Clémentine (@curqui) | Hashnode" description: "Head of Engineering @Meilisearch. Read the latest articles by Clémentine on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@curqui" --- @curqui # Clémentine @curqui · Joined April 2025 Head of Engineering @Meilisearch ### [What 2025 taught me as a Head of Engineering](https://blog.curqui.com/what-2025-taught-me-as-a-head-of-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Lessons from 2025 at Meilisearch: pricing as engineering, enterprise proof, scaling milestones, AI Search foundations, and the power of OSS. 7 min read · [blog.curqui.com](https://blog.curqui.com/what-2025-taught-me-as-a-head-of-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-2025-taught-me-as-a-head-of-engineering/69649c024aa4944c73f0d777) ### [What 1,000 contributors taught me about open-source](https://blog.curqui.com/what-1000-contributors-taught-me-about-open-source?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Discover how to build a thriving open-source community, attract recurring contributors, and effectively manage contributions for a healthy project 9 min read · [blog.curqui.com](https://blog.curqui.com/what-1000-contributors-taught-me-about-open-source?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 27, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-1000-contributors-taught-me-about-open-source/685e6c4308d54d7bbca7ecd2) ### [Six years working with the open-source community](https://blog.curqui.com/six-years-working-with-the-open-source-community?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) At Meilisearch, open-source has been part of our DNA since the very beginning, in 2019. We’ve always relied on our open-source community to build and grow our product. Personally, I’ve been at Meilisearch for almost 6 years now. I started as a develo... 7 min read · [blog.curqui.com](https://blog.curqui.com/six-years-working-with-the-open-source-community?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 18, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/six-years-working-with-the-open-source-community/682a348f1a80a29b61064cdc)