Senior Staff Android Engineer

This is a hybrid role based in our Chicago or Bay Area (San Francisco or Palo Alto) offices and will require you to be in office Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Whats so interesting about this role?

Come play a key role in building the next generation of the Grindr app! Working on our Android team, youll have the opportunity to solve challenging problems, work with the latest technologies, collaborate with a kind and capable team, and contribute to a one-of-a-kind app. The Grindr team continues to innovate as the largest social media app in its category, with over 5M daily active users and 15M monthly active users.

As the most senior Android Engineer on the team, you will collaborate closely with, the iOS team, Product Managers, and our QA team to build and maintain a fast, reliable, app. We deeply value ownership, empowerment, proactivity, data-driven decisions, and user focus. Youll be an important voice in our product & software architecture decisions.

Whats the Job?

• Use the latest technologies to develop highly innovative consumer mobile products
• Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing elegant mobile solutions
• Working collaboratively with a brilliant cross-functional team to make Grindr the best app it can be for its users
• Working directly with quality engineers to identify test cases and devise efficient, scalable testing processes to allow us to run weekly releases
• Owning projects and deeply understanding the why behind them
• Collaborating effectively across our engineering teams in North America

What well love about you

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What you'll love about us

About Grindr

Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. With more than 13.5 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just. Since 2015, Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world.

Our next evolution is underway as a public company that continues to grow and build meaningful experiences for our users. From social issues to product innovations, we're setting audacious goals for our community and the business, and leveraging the latest tech stacks and a culture of engineering excellence to make it happen. At the heart of our work in this new chapter is a shared set of operating principles centered around cultivating curiosity, thinking big, setting and expediting our ambitious goals, and growing through iteration; all while keeping our users #1.

Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. With a track record of strong financial performance and plans for continued headcount growth, were building a team of talented, passionate, and open-minded people who want to disrupt the dating app space, innovate products, and advance LGBTQ+ culture. Come be a part of this exciting journey with us.

Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer

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Grindr is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, location, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role will also be eligible for equity, benefits, and a company bonus program.

Base Pay Range $175,000$300,000 USD

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