Staff iOS Engineer, Grindr

• 6+ years of experience developing complex, scalable iOS applications
• Proven track record as a technical leader, inspiring creativity, driving innovation, and fostering a collaborative team culture
• Strong experience in product leadership and technical decision-making, with the ability to balance tradeoffs between product requirements and technical constraints
• Expertise in mobile architecture at scale, with exposure to multiple tech stacks beyond mobile
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices and design patterns, including MVVM, Coordinator, modular architecture, and performance optimization techniques
• A hands-on approach, with a passion for mentoring and guiding team members while actively contributing to code and technical solutions

Desirable

• Working within our iOS team, you’ll have the opportunity to solve challenging problems, work with the latest technologies, collaborate with a kind and capable team, and contribute to a one-of-a-kind app at a unique scale. The Grindr team continues to innovate as the largest social media app for the LGBTQ community
• Build, maintain, and enhance consumer-facing iOS applications using Swift and RxSwift, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across time zones to design and implement new features, continually improving the user experience
• Drive technical decisions and lead the adoption of new technologies and architectures to keep the Grindr app modern, scalable, and high-performing
• Optimize application performance and maintain clean, structured code using best practices in design patterns such as MVVM, modular architecture, and one-way data flow
• Mentor engineers, fostering technical growth, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, and helping the team adopt new tools and methodologies
• Shape the future of Grindr’s app by working on key projects like Hookups (Feed & Map), customer-centric algorithm improvements (e.g., SuperBoost and Teleport), and app modernization with SwiftUI and reactive functional programming
• Use tools such as Bitrise, Fastlane, Jenkins, and GitHub to evolve and maintain Grindr’s software architecture for current and future needs while supporting the product roadmap