Job description
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”™
Our Values
One Team, One Dream: We work hand-in-hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.
Own It: We take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.
Never Stop Learning: We cultivate a culture where it’s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.
Spark Solutions: We’re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don’t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.
Embrace Our Differences: We are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.
The Role
The Engineering team is responsible for building innovative features and resilient systems that bring people together. We’re always experimenting with new features to engage with our members. Although we are a high-scale tech company, the member-to-engineer ratio is very high—making the level of impact each engineer gets to have at Tinder enormous.
As a Backend Engineer at Tinder, you will have an outsized impact and ownership of the most visible aspects of the Tinder App. We are deeply invested in challenging norms, constantly improving architecture design, exploring emergent tech and ideas, and leveraging new technologies in interesting ways to deliver an app that is widely known the world over.
Where you’ll work:
This is a hybrid role and requires in-office collaboration three days per week. This position is located in Ghent, Belgium.
In this role, you will:
- Design, build, and operate scalable backend services that power innovative features within Tinder
- Partner with the engineering, product and design team(s) to influence the roadmap and product development of the Tinder App and services
- Monitor system health, maintain critical services and lead improvements across the backend pillar
- Learn from and mentor passionate and innovative teammates
You’ll need:
- At least 2 years of industry work experience
- Proficiency in a backend language such as TypeScript or Java
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Hands-on experience designing and building distributed systems handling high volumes of traffic
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLM-based coding assistants) to boost productivity
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with excellent communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to collaborate with stakeholders who are located in different time zones.
Nice to have:
- Experience with cloud computing systems such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Experience in design and development using NoSQL, such as DynamoDB or Cassandra
- Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, Kafka, and Spark
- Experience with Agile development methodology and CI/CD
- Experience with Docker containers
Who are you:
- A strong communicator and collaborator who thrives in a team-oriented environment
- Proactive, curious, and always looking for ways to learn and improve
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams
- Adaptable and positive in a fast-changing, agile environment
As a full-time employee, you’ll enjoy:
- Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
- Investment in your wellness: Group Insurance, Hospital Insurance & access to mental health support
- Paid Emergency Days
- 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family-forming benefits
- Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual stipend for your professional development
- Meal vouchers, Internet at Home, Phone Subscription
- Free subscription to Tinder Platinum
Commitment to Inclusion
At Tinder, 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. Learn more here: https://www.lifeattinder.com/dei
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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