Lead Full-Stack Engineer, AI-Driven Matchmaking Platform

Tawkify

United States

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Tawkify is the largest matchmaking company in the US, seeking a Staff/Lead engineer to design, build, and maintain full-stack applications that shape the future of the dating landscape.

You will partner with Product, Design, Data, and Matchmaking teams to translate business needs into scalable solutions, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while integrating AI-powered models into the product experience.

Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience designing scalable APIs and distributed systems.
  • Experience building AI-powered applications, workflows, or integrations using modern LLM technologies.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, testing, and maintainability.
  • Ability to balance speed, quality, and pragmatic decision-making.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience with 0 to 1 initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications that shape the future of the dating landscape.
  • Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Matchmaking teams to translate business needs into scalable solutions.
  • Spearhead architectural decisions that help shape the future of our platform.
  • Develop AI-powered features and workflows to improve customer experiences and internal operations.
  • Build high-quality, maintainable systems that prioritize performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Improve engineering processes, development standards, and technical best practices; mentor other engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.
  • Partner with our ML team to integrate models directly into the product experience.

Skills

TypeScript
NextJS
React
TailwindCSS
tRPC
NestJS
Prisma
Postgres
AWS
GCP
API design
Distributed systems
AI-powered apps
Leadership
Mentoring

Tools

TypeScript
NextJS
React
TailwindCSS
tRPC
NestJS
Prisma
Postgres
AWS
GCP

Job description

Tawkify is the largest matchmaking company in the US, seeking a Staff/Lead engineer to design, build, and maintain full-stack applications that shape the future of the dating landscape.

You will partner with Product, Design, Data, and Matchmaking teams to translate business needs into scalable solutions, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while integrating AI-powered models into the product experience.

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