Senior Data Engineer, Grindr
Analytics
$127.6-182.6k
Salary dependent on location + Equity + Bonus
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Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people
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Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$127.6-182.6k
Salary dependent on location + Equity + Bonus
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the world where the lives of our global community are free, equal, and just.
Role
Who you are
- Analytics Engineering Fundamentals: Strong SQL skills and experience designing dimensional data models, defining business metrics, and building datasets that support complex analytical questions
- Data Engineering Experience: Experience turning raw, high-volume event data into reliable production datasets, including applying business logic, building and maintaining transformations, and validating data quality in a modern cloud warehouse with orchestration tools like Airflow
- Semantic Modeling: Understanding of semantic layers, metric definitions, and how to structure data so that business logic is reusable, consistent, and interpretable across multiple datasets
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience working with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver reliable data products
- AI-Native Development: Experience using agentic coding tools (Cursor, Codex, Claude Code or similar) as a core part of your daily work
- Have experience working with Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, or comparable data transformation and orchestration technologies
- Have built or contributed to semantic layers using tools such as Looker, dbt Semantic Layer, or similar frameworks
- Are interested in how LLMs and AI agents can transform the way organizations discover, understand, and analyze data
- Enjoy taking ownership of ambiguous problems, working directly with stakeholders, and building solutions that have measurable business impact
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer, Analytics to own data for our newest product features: building the data models, metrics, and semantic layers that data scientists, ML engineers, and Data Daddy all rely on
- You’ll partner closely with stakeholders across the business and help shape how data is used across the organization
- At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode
- Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts
- It’s about doing great work without burning out
- Outcomes over outputs
- Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives
- Own Our Newest Features: Take end-to-end ownership of critical business datasets, from understanding stakeholder requirements and designing data models to building pipelines, validating metrics, and ensuring data quality
- Build AI-Ready Analytics: Design and develop reliable, well-structured data models that power analytics, reporting, and AI-driven tools like Data Daddy, enabling employees to ask complex business questions using natural language
- Develop the Semantic Layer: Create and maintain reusable metrics, dimensional models, and semantic definitions that make data consistent, discoverable, and accessible to both human analysts and AI agents
- Partner Across Teams: Work closely with Data Science, ML Engineering, Product, and Analytics to translate business questions into scalable data solutions that support decision-making, experimentation, and machine learning
- Leverage Modern Engineering Tools: Use AI-assisted development tools and modern data engineering practices to accelerate development and raise the bar on how we model, test, and document data
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'd and Scruff, Grindr maintains its prominence within the market.
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 fierce competition, Grinder remains a space for individuals to forge meaningful connections and cultivate community, all while iterating on its product - for example with its newest AI-powered premium features.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
32% employee growth in 12 months
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
- Community projects and charitable giving stipend to support LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations alongside Grindr for Equality
- 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
Central LA, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
George Arison
(CEO)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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