Hybrid Backend Engineer Lead — Scale & Impact

Grindr LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401K plan with 6% match

Flexible vacation policy

Monthly stipends for wellness and commuting

Job summary

A tech-driven social platform is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their hybrid team in Chicago. You will collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to enhance backend services, ensuring high availability for millions of users. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, large-scale system design, and cloud technologies like AWS. This role also offers competitive compensation, health benefits, and unique perks for the LGBTQ+ community.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer focusing on Backend Systems.
• Experience in designing large-scale systems in a microservice architecture.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services, preferably AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to implement new features and coordinate with product and design teams.
• Design and develop backend services using microservices architecture.
• Optimize Grindr's platform leveraging tools like Redis, Postgres, and Kafka.

Skills

Backend Systems development

Cloud Service with AWS

Concurrency concepts

Designing large-scale systems

JVM languages (Java, Kotlin, Scala)

Mentoring

Education

7+ years experience in Software Engineering

Tools

Kotlin

Postgres

Kafka

Job description

A tech-driven social platform is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their hybrid team in Chicago. You will collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to enhance backend services, ensuring high availability for millions of users. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, large-scale system design, and cloud technologies like AWS. This role also offers competitive compensation, health benefits, and unique perks for the LGBTQ+ community.