Engineering Manager, Tinder
QA/Release
$200-240k
3 days a week in office
Swipe-based dating app
Job no longer available
Swipe-based dating app
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$200-240k
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power and inspire realconnectionsby making meeting easy and fun for every new generation of singles.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of technical leadership experience
- 5+ years of QA automation, release management or engineering experience
- Strong ownership and accountability to lead all aspects of the release process and quality
- Maintain and improve team project management rituals, either Scrum or Kanban
- Hands-on experience in delivering and maintaining the quality of large-scale, end-to-end (consumer-facing) apps/systems
- Passion for taking initiative and driving high-leverage solutions in a rapidly changing environment
- Experience managing technical trade-offs, strong sense of ownership, and execution
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills with the ability to advocate and present to non-technical audiences, including leadership, in an easily digestible manner
- Desire and ability to grow, encourage, and empower the team to go above and beyond
- Experience working autonomously with multiple teams across backend, iOS, Android, Web platforms, data, product, analytics, design, business development, and external vendors
Desirable
- Experience in mobile app release management
- Experience in AWS stack – especially with mobile emphasis
- Experience in various testing SaaS solutions such as Qase, Testrails, and Applitools
- Have experience with setting up and leading one of the listed CI systems such as Jenkins, BuildKite, CIrcleCi, Bitrise
- Experience in accessibility and localization testing
- Have enterprise experience working with native test automation solutions such as XCUITest, Espresso, and Cypress
What the job involves
- We are expanding a Release and QA team within Tinder’s Foundations pillar to continue to deliver a best-in-class product that safeguards our members’ experience and supports Tinder’s missions to help people meet strangers in a fun way in real life on a global scale
- As an Engineering Manager II on the Release and QA team, you will partner directly with Product and Engineering leadership to maintain and improve Tinder's product release and quality
- Lead a hybrid team of engineers and external contractors (both full time and network agency) to create and maintain the process that best serves the quality across all Tinder engineering and product
- Identify potential team leaders - both from a technical and people leadership perspective
- Collaborate with engineering, product, analytics, design, and business development to deliver product features on time and quality
- Understand the gaps in the QA and release process and establish a long-term team roadmap (particularly an engineering roadmap) for addressing the identified gaps
- Co-own the top-of-funnel metrics with the marketing and business development teams and identify the opportunity for in-app events, custom product pages, and product page optimization
- Establish engineering org-wide release and test quality transparency via a comprehensive reporting solution
- Work closely with the platform team (dev experience) to improve the quality of mobile regression testing
- Manage the app store meta-data and oversee the app submission process (including localization, branch cut, pre-submission testing, app regression testing, etc.)
- Address any mobile app release rejections while coordinating with key partners promptly
- Drive the critical conversations between Apple, Google, Tinder business development, and Match group program management to smoothen the release process
- Drive strategic plans and tactical execution that align with business goals
- Implement and scale out standard processes on the teams while keeping a higher level of consistency by identifying/gathering any issues/bugs pre-release/QA
- Lead and mentor team members to reach their full potential
Our take
In today's society, online communication is rapidly replacing face-to-face interaction across various aspects of life, including professional, platonic, and even romantic relationships. Dating apps like Tinder, with their quick sing-ups and swipe-based interface, have revolutionized the way people connect.
Tinder's innovative approach has significantly reduced the social stigma associated with online dating. This, coupled with the global rise of smartphones, has created a strong tailwind for the app. However, Tinder faces new challenges from competitors like Hinge, Bumble, and Thursday, who all capitalize on similar "swipe-based" mechanics, potentially attracting users away from the platform.
To address this, Tinder is actively seeking ways to reinvent its core product. The company is exploring the development of "Tinderverse", a shared virtual reality experience. Additionally, it is testing "Tinder Coins", an in-app currency earned through positive user behavior, allowing access to premium features. These initiatives demonstrate Tinder's commitment to remaining at the forefront of the ever-evolving online dating landscape.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Mind & Body: Take care of yourself with benefits to keep you physically and mentally healthy.
- Company Perks: As winners of Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Perks and Benefits Award, we’re proud to say we provide perks that make a difference
- Life @ Tinder: We support each other— from informal check-ins to snacks + catered lunches at HQ to the flexibility to take time off when you need it
Company values
- We prioritize member safety: At Tinder, our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community
- We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members: The best thing about Tinder is that it caters to lots of differnt people and many different types of interactions
- We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment: We're honest and open in all we do. Our humanity inspires us to be real with one another and to stay true to who we are, so we can feel confident interacting and collaborating with others
- We never stand still. We're inspired to build for what's next: We must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn. We strive to set a higher standard for our products, our teams, and ourselves. We eagerly seek, accept, and give feedback with cando and kindness so we can continue to grow personally and professionally
- We champion and rally behind big ideas: We empower people to think and act differently, and to be unafraid to have a strong point of view. We’re willing to risk being wrong so that we can figure out what’s right. If we aren’t creating things that make us a little bit uncomfortable, then we likely won’t make a dent in the universe
Company HQ
Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jonathan Badeen
(Co-Founder)Previously Director of Design at Casting Networks before starting Tinder in 2012. Served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Tinder from 2016 to 2022.
Sean Rad
(Co-Founder)Received an honorary degree from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Founder of Rad Fund.
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