Backend Engineer Intern

Match Group • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Backend Engineer Intern at Tinder, you will partner with senior members of the engineering team and contribute solutions to Tinder’s backend systems. You will help improve system architecture and explore new technologies to support an app that connects people globally. The internship runs from June 1 through August 31, 2027. This is a hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration three days per week in Los Angeles or Palo Alto, California.

Requirements

• Be pursuing a BS/BA, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• Have proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java, Scala, Python, TypeScript, or Node.js.
• Have foundational knowledge of computer science principles, including data structures and algorithms.
• Be interested in backend development and large-scale technical challenges.

Nice To Haves

• Prior internship or work experience on backend systems.
• Relevant project experience, such as hackathons, personal projects, GitHub projects, open-source work, or volunteer coding experience.
• Knowledge of Protocol Buffers, gRPC, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Elasticsearch, or Redis.
• Awareness of AWS technologies such as DynamoDB, S3, RDS, or ElastiCache.
• Curiosity and creativity in using generative AI to rethink feature building and development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across Tinder Engineering on the expansion of the service platform.
• Develop and operate scalable, resilient distributed services running on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Build large-scale distributed systems that handle billions of data events per day.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Apply generative AI tools in real-world engineering work.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern