Senior Software Engineer – BeeAI

Bumbleinc; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO plus one company-wide week off

Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance

401k with a 4% company match

Monthly wellness benefit

Job summary

Bumbleinc is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to shape the AI systems that enhance matchmaking and conversation on its platform. This role requires a strong background in Python and experience in building AI-powered product experiences.

Located in Austin, this position involves collaboration in a hybrid environment, requiring in-office presence Monday through Wednesday. Benefits include unlimited PTO, insurance coverage, and 401k matching.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience building scalable backend systems with deep expertise in Python.
• Experience building AI-powered product experiences or backend systems that support AI and ML workflows.
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems and contribute effectively within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve production AI agent systems for Bee, creating engaging ways for members to connect.
• Develop and maintain Python-based backend services and agent workflows using PydanticAI and GCP.
• Contribute to technical direction and code quality standards through thoughtful system design and mentoring.

Skills

Python development

AI-powered product experiences

Scalable backend systems

Context management

Cloud infrastructure on GCP

Job description

Overview

At Bumble, the Bee AI team is reimagining how people meet by introducing intelligent, AI‑powered experiences that sit alongside Bumble Date, enhancing matchmaking and providing curated, thoughtful interactions while preserving the core of Bumble’s matching and conversation.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will shape and scale the systems powering this next generation of connection. You will help build intelligent agent experiences that guide interactions, enhance matchmaking, and continuously learn from member behaviour, contributing to responsible, meaningful AI implementation across the platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and improve production AI agent systems for Bee, helping create more curated and engaging ways for members to connect within an AI‑driven product experience.
• Develop and maintain Python‑based backend services and agent workflows using PydanticAI and GCP, focusing on scalability, maintainability, and operational reliability.
• Contribute to agent development practices, including prompt management, context orchestration, response schema design, fallback handling, and versioning approaches.
• Build and improve evaluation tooling and feedback loops for AI systems, including experimentation frameworks, telemetry, monitoring, and agent performance analysis.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to translate ambiguous opportunities into high‑quality shipped features and iterative product improvements.
• Apply strong engineering judgment to responsible AI development by assessing outputs for quality, safety, transparency, and bias while ensuring appropriate human oversight.
• Contribute to technical direction and code quality standards through thoughtful system design, peer collaboration, mentoring, and pragmatic decision‑making.
• Work cross‑functionally, take ownership of delivery, and adapt quickly as priorities evolve, demonstrating an agile mindset and embodying Bumble values of Curiosity, Respect, and Excellence.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 6–8 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills.
• Strong software engineering experience building and operating scalable backend systems with deep expertise in Python development.
• Experience building AI‑powered product experiences or backend systems that support AI and ML workflows, ideally including AI agents, prompt orchestration, or evaluation tooling.
• Comfortable working with schema‑validated LLM interactions, prompt structures, context management, and production safeguards for reliable AI behaviour.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure on GCP and a solid understanding of designing systems with strong observability, resilience, and operational clarity.
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems, exercise sound judgment, and contribute effectively within cross‑functional teams.
• Experience using experimentation, instrumentation, monitoring, and feedback loops to improve system quality and product outcomes over time.
• Effective collaboration across disciplines, clear communication with technical and non‑technical partners, and demonstration of ownership from insight through delivery.
• Use of AI thoughtfully to improve efficiency, quality, and learning, while applying responsible, inclusive, and human‑centred practices in how AI is developed and deployed.

Location & Remote Work

This role is based in Austin, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office so that you can come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams.

We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office Monday through Wednesday.

We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time.

Benefits & Perks

• Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 30‑day eligibility.
• Unlimited PTO plus one company‑wide week off and Focus Fridays each week.
• Fully paid life and long‑term disability insurance.
• 401 k with a 4 % company match if you contribute 6 %, with 90‑day eligibility.
• Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line.
• Maternity, fertility benefit, and 26 weeks paid parental leave.
• Premium app access.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Bumble Inc. is an equal‑opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non‑binary individuals, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We’re happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process—please let us know how we can help.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (e.g., she/her, he/him, they/them).