Staff Cloud Engineer, Grindr
$175-206k
+ Bonus + Equity
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people
Be an early applicant
Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-206k
+ Bonus + Equity
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To connect queer people with one another and the world.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years overall engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience working in AWS (RDS, ElastiCache, Kafka, IAM, EC2, EKS, Route53)
- 5+ years of experience working with DevOps technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform
- 5+ years developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with distributed system design, implementation, and capacity planning
- An excitement and ability to work in a high volume, large-scale environment
- Clear communication and ability to collaborate cross-functionally with diverse stakeholders and teams
- Ability to work with others to perform root cause analysis on stability and performance related events
- AI/ML experience is a bonus
- SOX experience is a bonus
What the job involves
- We are hiring a Staff Cloud Engineer who is passionate about development operations and maintaining a high performing cloud infrastructure platform.
- As the most senior Cloud Engineer on the team, we will rely on you for your deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes and networking.
- You will have the opportunity to solve challenging infrastructure and reliability problems, work with the latest systems, collaborate with a kind and capable team and contribute meaningfully
- Design, document, and maintain cloud infrastructure platform using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform
- Provide Engineering teams with standards and best practices on how to deploy and consume public cloud services
- Build and implement continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) using tools such as Argo and GitHub Actions
- Manage multiple AWS cloud environments. Use cloud-based container management services such as Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) to deploy applications
- Help develop effective monitoring and response tools to both identify and address reliability risks using Datadog, Pagerduty, Prometheus and similar systems
- Work closely with other teams on new microservices or features/improvements of existing services
- Drive performance tuning and automation
- Support, maintain and document software functionality
- Participate in an on-call rotation
Our take
Grindr stands out as one of the foremost dating platforms, recognized for its role in fostering connections within the LGBT+ community. Initially conceived as a dating app tailored to gay men - an innovative concept at its inception - the company has evolved to embrace a broader spectrum of identities, proudly positioning itself as "the world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people".
Offering a complimentary version alongside premium subscription tiers like "Grindr Xtra" and "Grindr Unlimited", Grindr follows the familiar model of many social and dating applications, Despite facing competition from platforms such as Jack'ds and Scruff, Grindr maintains its prominence within the market. However, the platform has encountered significant scrutiny regarding users' privacy, an issue that continues to spark controversy and debate.
In the dynamic landscape of digital connections, Grindr's evolution from a niche dating service to a comprehensive LGBT+ networking hub underscores its enduring relevance. As it navigates the challenges of privacy concerns amidst fierce competition, Grinder remains a pivotal space for individuals to forge meaningful connections and cultivate community within the LGBT+ space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2016
$93m
LATE VC
Total funding: $93m
Company benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
- 401k Matching (up to 6%)
- Flexible PTO, sick-time, holidays, and two company wide shut-down weeks + an annual travel and leisure stipend
- Equity for all employees
- Monthly lifestyle stipend for food and wellness as well as fully catered onsite breakfast, lunch, and snacks
- Workshops, community projects, and legendary company parties
- Gender Affirmation Fund for transgender and gender non-conforming employees
- Queer-inclusive health benefits including LGBTQ consultative healthcare and expanded HRT shipped directly to employees in eligible states
- Monthly commuter stipend to get you to and from the office on in-person collaboration days
Company HQ
West Hollywood, Los Angeles
Leadership
George Arison
(CEO, not founder)Former Product Manager at Google. They are a founding member of Shift. They took over the role of CEO at Grindr from Jeff Bonforte in October 2022.
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