Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Match Group's remote team as a Senior Software Engineer and contribute to the development and maintenance of critical backend services for renowned online dating brands like Tinder and Hinge. You will design, build, and maintain high-scale systems using Java, .NET Core, and AWS, focusing on trust & safety, compliance, and legal domains. This hands-on role blends coding and architecture, allowing you to significantly impact millions of users. Match Group fosters a culture of trust, accountability, and open communication, empowering team members to take initiative. We offer flexible remote or hybrid work models within the United States. The role involves collaboration with various teams across Match Group, providing opportunities for mentorship and professional growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a backend-focused software engineer with strong expertise in Java/Spring or C#/.NET Core  (or equivalent experience) and cloud technologies (especially AWS: EKS, SQS, DynamoDB)
• Experience in Test Driven Development, RDBMS, and understanding of NoSQL databases
• Experience working in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• A strong sense of ownership and pride in your craft, with a focus on writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• A commitment to continuous improvement—both in your own skills and the codebase you work on
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and helping them grow in their careers
• Excellent problem-solving skills and comfort with low-level technical details, especially when tackling complex technical challenges
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders, particularly in a remote, distributed team
• A results-driven approach, with a passion for seeing the real-world impact of your work in production

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the MG engineers to build and operate central services that have an important influence on all brands within the Match Group portfolio
• Implement new RESTful API endpoints, make changes to existing high-volume endpoints
• Architect and build new services using Java/Spring and sometimes do maintenance for existing services using C#/.NET Core, leveraging core AWS technologies
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including technical specifications, API documentation and operational guides
• Monitor and troubleshoot issues related to the performance, reliability, scalability, stability of the central services while providing timely resolutions
• Delivers all aspects of the B2B (SaaS) software engineering including technical documentation, observability, and implementation of business logic
• Keep up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and enhance the performance of central services
• Gain exposure to all of the Match Group’s central services and work with various teams under Match Group
• Proactively give and receive mentorship and ensure the delivery of quality code; participate in code reviews frequently

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at B2B/SaaS companies
• Experience working at Trust & Safety, Auth/Identity domain
• Experience with Graph databases (Neptune, Neo4J, Gremlin)
• Experience creating technical designs from product requirements
• Familiarity with the Spring framework (Spring Boot, Webflux/React, GRPC)
• Experience with databases like DynamoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, or graph databases
• Experience contributing to open source projects
• Experience in distributed/cloud systems design, including data pipelines and infrastructures
• Experience working with AWS cloud provider/services
• Experience working in event-driven architecture

Benefits

• Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-being
• Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial security
• Generous PTO and 18 paid holidays so you can unplug
• Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your work
• 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts
• We host fun happy hours and company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!
• Remote or hybrid working models in the United States