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Grindr LLC Verified 3d ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Chicago, IL, United States Hybrid

$152,000–$203,000 a year
Pay$152,000–$203,000
TypeFull-time
Work settingHybrid
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About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Backend Engineer who is passionate about building, testing, deploying, and working closely with the Product team to deliver new features. You will have the opportunity to solve challenging problems, work with the latest systems, collaborate with a kind and capable team, and contribute meaningfully. This is a hybrid role based in our Chicago offices and will require you to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What you'll bring

  • 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer and contributing to Backend Systems (Service APIs, Data Processing, Messaging Services)
  • Experience designing and implementing large-scale systems for high load and data consistency in a microservice-based architecture
  • Experience designing systems that make heavy and efficient use of Cloud Service
  • 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 product ionizing large-scale distributed systems
  • AWS preferred.

Benefits

401(k)