Leading projects and other engineers to implement new features and coordinate closely with the product and design teams
Own the design and development of Grindr’s backend services in a stable and scalable microservices architecture
Work with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to refine feature design and functionality
Optimize key pieces of Grindr's platform using tools like Redis, Postgres, and Kafka on AWS services
Innovate by guiding data-driven decisions to adopt new technologies, architectures, and workflow
Maintain high availability of the Grindr platform by leveraging distributed systems and infrastructure engineering, while playing a key role in optimizations, cost reduction, and incident management.
Help guide and mentor team members through pairing sessions, code reviews, and architecture reviews.

7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer developing critical portions of working on Backend Systems (Service APIs, Data Processing, Messaging Services)
Experience designing and implementing large-scale API systems for high load and data consistency in a microservice-based architecture
Experience designing systems that make heavy and efficient use of Cloud Service, AWS preferred.
Passionate about testing software and systems
Deep understanding of concurrency concepts and trade-offs
You love figuring things out and understanding how they work end-to-end
Experience with the JVM and at least one JVM language such as Java, Kotlin, and Scala. Experience designing and productionizing large-scale distributed systems

Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
Family Formation Up to $200,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
Gender-Affirming Care: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch

Staff Backend Engineer – Ecosystem Health

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