Staff Backend Engineer, Grindr

• 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 API 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 productionizing large-scale distributed systems

Desirable

• We’re looking for an experienced 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
• 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