Staff Backend Engineer

This is ahybrid role based in our Chicago office and will require you to be in office Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s so interesting about this role?

Our team is growing because our user base is growing (30% in the last year!) which means we need you! We’re looking for a Staff Backend Engineer who is passionate about building, testing, deploying and working closely with the Product team to deliver new features. You will have the opportunity to solve challenging problems, work with the latest systems, collaborate with a kind and capable team and contribute meaningfully.

What’s the job?

• Be a part of the engineering team where we implement new features and work closely with the product and design teams
• Build for the future by designing maintainable and well-tested systems to serve a global audience of millions of concurrent users (we’re big!)
• Own the design and development of Grindr’s backend services in a stable and scalable microservices architecture
• Work with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to refine feature design and functionality
• Build for the future by designing and testing simple, elegant, maintainable software
• Optimize key pieces of Grindr's platform using tools like Redis, Postgres, Kafka on AWS services
• Innovate by guiding data-driven decisions to adopt new technologies, architectures, and workflow
• Ensure high availability of the Grindr platform through distributed systems and infrastructure engineering
• Help guide and mentor team members through pairing sessions,code reviews, and architecture reviews.
• Troubleshoot unexpected issues across various systems because being the most popular is hard… and fun :)
• Take a prominent role in optimizations, cost savings and incident responses.
  
  
  

What We'll Love About You

• 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer developing critical portions of working on Backend Systems (Service APIs, Data Processing, Messaging Services)
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale Web or API systems for high load and data consistency
• Experience designing systems that make heavy and efficient use of Cloud Services (any cloud)
• Passionate about testing software and systems
• Deep understanding of concurrency concepts and trade-offs
• You love figuring things out and understand how they work end-to-end
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Experience with the JVM and at least one JVM language.Experience designing and productionizing large-scale distributed systems
• We’ll really swoon if you have any of:
• Experience developing Production systems using KotlinSQL, Kubernetes, or Kafka
• Experience developing or working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools, such as Github Actions or CircleCI.
• Experience of mentoring / skilling up less experienced developers.
  
  
  

What You'll Love About Us

• Mission and Impact: Grindr is the world-leading LGBTQ social networking service. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ people around the world
• Multiple Locations: We currently have offices in LA, NYC, and Chicago, and are hiring someone for this role to be based ideally in Chicago
• Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents
• Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the US
• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs
• Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more
• Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, and food, one-time home-office setup stipend, and company-sponsored events
  
  
  

About Grindr

Grindr is the world’s largest dating app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. With around 13 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the global LGBTQ community, and we take pride in empowering our users to connect, express themselves, and discover the queer world around them.

Our next evolution is underway as a newly public company looking to expand and continue to build meaningful experiences for our users. From social issues to original content, we’re blazing innovative paths with impact for our community, all while leveraging the latest tech stacks and striving for engineering excellence. At the heart of our work in this new chapter is a shared set of core values: openness and exploration, a bias for action, and strong support of the LGBTQ community.

With a track record of strong financial performance and plans for continued headcount growth, we’re looking to build a team of talented, passionate, and open-minded people who believe in our mission, align with our values, and are excited to work at the intersection of innovative technology and social impact. Come be a part of this exciting journey with us.

Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer

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Grindr is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, location, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role will also be eligible for equity, benefits, and a company bonus program.

Base Pay Range

$175,000—$275,000 USD

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