Principal Backend Engineer, Feeld
£135-165k
Offer a Baseline Freedom Salary of £60,000 GBP per year
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A dating app for the curious
Open for applications
A dating app for the curious
101-200 employees
Open for applications
£135-165k
Offer a Baseline Freedom Salary of £60,000 GBP per year
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships and create a world where everyone is more intimately connected to each other and themselves.
Role
Who you are
- You have strong communication skills and bring experience and frameworks for building solutions that serve real human needs
- You are excited by the challenge of setting industry standards of innovation in our space
- If you have a keen interest in technology, want to see projects through to completion, enjoy motivating and encouraging others, and can work well under pressure we’d love to meet you
- You have 8-10 years of experience with backend development, including deep expertise in technologies such as Node.js, Python, Java or similar, and a strong understanding of system architecture and distributed systems
- You are experienced with a range of cloud services and infrastructure management across providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- You have led teams through challenging technical projects and provided leadership in solving complex backend problems
- You have experience in designing and implementing scalable data solutions
- You understand the principles of security and compliance, ensuring backend systems are secure and adhere to industry standards
- You will be able to not only understand but lead us through moments of scale (take us from 2-10M users)
Desirable
- You are interested in creating new backend tools and frameworks that improve development efficiency and application performance
- You have contributed to open-source projects or have a notable presence in the developer community
What the job involves
- We are building an inclusive, human-centered product and are looking for a Principal Engineer, FE to become part of our remote team and our mission to elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships
- In this role you will be responsible for the integration and management of complex systems in a dynamic environment
- Product and engineering leadership will rely on you to apply the innovations you are tracking in mobile technology to the dating space
- We have established a strong, collaborative team, and want you to drive us forward through this next moment of scale
- You have built and shipped industry-leading products, and are comfortable operating in a global context with a user base in the millions
- Explore new backend technologies and architectures to enhance our platform’s scalability, reliability, and performance
- Build robust and scalable backend systems, focussing on creating high-quality, maintainable code and optimizing application performance
- Support the engineering team by providing mentorship, conducting code reviews, and driving best practices in backend development
- Guide teams through scaling distributed databases milestones (e.g. Dynamo, Cassandra)
- How you will grow:
- Understand the core needs of our platform and the impact of backend systems on overall product performance and user experience
- Learn emerging technologies and methodologies through ongoing professional development and collaboration with a skilled team of engineers
- Gain experience in leading complex backend projects, making strategic technical decisions, and influencing the technical direction of the company
Application process
- Your first conversation with Feeld will be a screening call with our recruiter, where you’ll be able to ask - and receive answers - regarding any general questions you have and to confirm the role is a fit for what you’re seeking
- Your second conversation will connect you directly with the hiring manager for the role you’re applying to. Here, you’ll have a chance to ask more questions about the work you’ll be doing. This conversation will also focus on your past work experiences
- The next step for most of our roles is a candidate challenge. This is an evaluation of the skills relevant to be successful in this role and generally takes about an hour to complete
- Your third conversation allows you the opportunity to meet the team members you might be working with on a daily basis. Here, you’ll be able to ask questions about team processes, workflow, and the employee experience at Feeld
- We generally make an offer within 2 weeks of our final call, and offer a flexible start date that can begin as early as the next Monday after you sign our offer documentation
- Of note: all of our interviews are conducted remotely, and our interviewers will work with you to find an agreeable interview time based on mutual availability
Salary benchmarks
Our take
If you're looking for any kind of unconventional connection on a dating app, you might recognise the feeling of burnout. Major apps cater mostly to heteronormative ideals, where monogamy, long term relationships and marriage are the ideal, or else are designed solely for hookups. Feeld is a dating app for people who are looking for something else.
Feeld was launched quietly in 2014 and has steadily grown, exploding in popularity only recently as part (and possibly a driver) of a revolution of sorts, where people have begun to feel a lot more free about exploring sex, kink and non-monogamy. In the dating app landscape, it is still a relatively small and young player, raking in a fairly small proportion of a market estimated at about $8 billion in 2022. However, it faces little direct competition in its niche, is wildly popular with its user base, and has a lot of room to grow as sexual attitudes continue to change.
Feeld has recently named a new CEO, Ana Kirova, the inspiration for the startup (part of its appeal is its lovely origin story). She wants to continue to build on its foundations of inclusivity, as Feeld looks to continue to invest in the user experience of the app and broaden its user base.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2015
$0.5m
SEED
May 2014
$0.1m
SEED
Total funding: $0.6m
Company benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Role development & Curiosity Wallet initiatives
- GBP 3k equipment and home office budget for all new Feelders
- While we are a remote-first organisation, in-person meet ups have always been a cornerstone of the employee experience at Feeld. We provide opportunities for IRL meetups at least once a year, whether through Circle offsites or conferences, role development, coworking or team building
Company values
- Love our people: Feeld was born out of love for the vastness of the human experience. We never lose touch with the empathy, thoughtfulness and gratitude that are foundational to our community.
- Make intentional impact: We are changing perceptions around gender, sexuality and relationships . There are many unknowns on our path. As we move forward, we do so with care and purpose.
- Constantly evolve: Just as our people are constantly evolving, we remain open to feedback, step outside comfort zones and stay attuned to a changing world.
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Ana Kirova
(CEO)Previously a Visual Experience Designer at Ligvist and a Graphic Designer at IYA.
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