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Software Engineer III, Cloud Infrastructure

Location
New York
Department
Engineering
Job Type
Full Time
Focus

Our Mission:

Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, “It Starts with a Swipe”™

The Role:

As part of the Cloud Infrastructure team at Tinder, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the systems that support hundreds of millions of active users each month. We're a relatively small, tight-knit group of curious and pragmatic software engineers who are passionate about automation, scalability, and empowering product engineering teams with the tools they need to build efficiently at scale. We're looking for a seasoned, passionate, and curious software engineer, someone who thrives in both collaborative environments and autonomous work. You're eager to learn, open to exploring new technologies, and ready to bring your own expertise to help shape the future of Tinder's infrastructure. If you love solving complex problems and take pride in building robust, high-performant systems, we'd love to meet you.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Work on a high impact, greenfield projectBuild highly reliable software solutions
  • Work on a cutting edge Kubernetes and Envoy service-mesh stack
  • Collaborate with various technical and functional teams across our company
  • Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
  • Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews
  • Recruit, encourage and develop other team members

What we’re looking for:

  • 3-5+ years of software development experience
  • 1-2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure or other cloud providers
  • Strong communication skills and a passion to drive projects from start to finish
  • Good experience with backend languages like Python, Go and Java
  • Excellent knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design

Bonus points if you have:

  • Docker experienceTerraform, CloudFormation, Puppet, Ansible experience
  • Kubernetes, Envoy, or service-mesh experience
  • Experience managing a CI/CD platform (Buildkite, Jenkins, Spinnaker, etc.)
  • Experience with cloud networking (VPC, ELB, Route53/DNS, etc.)
  • BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or similar subject area

Salary Range:

$160,000
-
$170,000
a year

Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

We don’t just

accept

difference, we

celebrate

it

We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences.

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If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact employeebenefits@matchgroup.com.

We don’t just

accept

difference, we

celebrate

it

We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences.

Learn more about inclusion at Tinder
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If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner directly.

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