Software Engineer III, Backend - Recs Infrastructure Los Angeles, California Departme

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”™

Join Tinder’s Recs Infrastructure team to build the backbone of our recommendation systems that power connections for millions of users daily. You’ll work on cutting‑edge deep learning model serving technologies (e.g. NVIDIA Triton, Ray Serve, etc.), multi‑phase ranking infrastructure, and Elasticsearch‑based retrieval systems. This role directly impacts Tinder’s core matching experience - your work on scalable, performant, low‑latency retrieval and ranking infrastructure will drive user retention and engagement.

If you’re passionate about recommender systems, recommendation infrastructure at scale, and want to see your work impact millions of real relationships, this is an exceptional opportunity.

• Design, develop and operate scalable and resilient distributed services that run on Kubernetes or ECS
• Collaborate with various functional teams across Tinder on the expansion of our service platform
• Influence the team roadmap and product development
• Recruit, encourage, and develop other team members

• Excellent knowledge and experience with a backend language like Java, Node.js , Go, C++
• BS/MS in Computer Science or an equivalent field with 2+ years of industry work experience
• Excellent knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and coding
• Strong designing and building distributed backend systems handling high volumes of traffic
• Experience in handling ambiguous business requirements with excellent prioritization, time management abilities, and a focus on execution
• Passion to tackle exciting engineering problems and make continuous improvements

• Experience with cloud computing systems such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience in design and development using No
  
  SQL, such as Dynamo
  
  DB or Cassandra
• Experience with Redis, Elastic Search, Kafka, and Spark Experience with Typescript
• Agile development methodology and CI/CD
• Experience with Docker containers

• Flexible Vacation, 10 Sick Days
• Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 100% paid parental leave (including for non‑birthing parents) and family forming benefits
• Investment in your development: mentorship through our Mentor Match program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
• Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
• Free subscription to Tinder Gold

$160,000

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$180,000

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.

“As an engineer, I'm part of a small, self-contained and fast-moving pod. We have a leading voice in new feature ideation and are empowered to take products from an abstract vision to availability in a matter of months.”

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Serge Vartanov

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100% paid parental leave (including for non‑birthing parents) and family forming benefits

100% 401(k) employer match…