Grindr

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Grindr • $120K — $150K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer focused on Backend Systems
  • Expertise in designing large-scale systems within a microservice architecture
  • Proficient in AWS services with a strong understanding of Cloud Service use
  • Passionate about software testing and system reliability
  • Deep knowledge of concurrency concepts and their trade-offs
  • Curiosity to explore end-to-end system functionality
  • Experience with JVM languages like Java, Kotlin, or Scala.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects and guide engineers to implement new backend features
  • Design and develop backend services in a scalable microservices architecture
  • Collaborate with product managers and designers to refine feature designs
  • Optimize Grindr's platform using Redis, Postgres, and Kafka on AWS
  • Drive data-driven innovation by exploring new technologies and methodologies
  • Ensure the platform’s high availability through infrastructure engineering
  • Mentor team members through code pairing, reviews, and architecture discussions.

Benefits

  • Full premium coverage for Health, Dental & Vision for employees
  • Up to $200,000 in family formation support, including IVF and surrogacy
  • 401(k) plan with 6% match and immediate vesting
  • Industry-competitive compensation, bonuses, and equity for all employees
  • Leading gender-affirming care with significant cost coverage
  • Flexible vacation policy and two company-wide rest weeks each year
  • Monthly stipends for various employee expenses including wellness and commuting.
Full Job Description
About the Job:
  • You'll join a backend team of 10+ engineers working on key features that support millions of active users daily.
  • Leading projects and other engineers to implement new features and coordinate closely with the product and design teams
  • 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
  • Optimize key pieces of Grindr's platform using tools like Redis, Postgres, and Kafka on AWS services
  • Innovate by guiding data-driven decisions to adopt new technologies, architectures, and workflow
  • Maintain high availability of the Grindr platform by leveraging distributed systems and infrastructure engineering, while playing a key role in optimizations, cost reduction, and incident management.
  • Help guide and mentor team members through pairing sessions, code reviews, and architecture reviews.

Role Requirements:
  • 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer and contributing to Backend Systems (Service APIs, Data Processing, Messaging Services)
  • Experience designing and implementing large-scale systems for high load and data consistency in a microservice-based architecture
  • Experience designing systems that make heavy and efficient use of Cloud Service, AWS preferred.
  • Passionate about testing software and systems
  • Deep understanding of concurrency concepts and trade-offs
  • You love figuring things out and understanding how they work end-to-end
  • Experience with the JVM and at least one JVM language such as Java, Kotlin, and Scala. Experience designing and product ionizing large-scale distributed systems

You May Thrive in this Role if You:
  • Experience developing Production systems using Kotlin, Postgres and Kafka
  • Experience in mentoring / skilling up less experienced developers

Benefits and Perks:
  • Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
  • Family Formation Up to $200,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
  • Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
  • Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
  • Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
  • Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch

About Grindr

Grindr is a location-based social networking and online dating application for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. The app was one of the first geosocial dating apps and was launched in 2009. Grindr is available in over 190 countries and has over 27 million users. The app is owned by San Vicente Acquisition LLC, a company based in West Hollywood, California. Grindr has faced criticism for its handling of user data and for facilitating the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
Learn more about Grindr
Size
100 employees
Market Cap
$836.3 million
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Founded
2008
NASDAQ
GRND
* Ladders Estimates

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