Senior Software Engineer II

Match Group • Dallas, TX

98d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Core Platform Team within E&E (Evergreen & Emerging Brands) builds and maintains the foundational services, tools, and systems that power multiple across some of the most iconic and innovative brands in the dating industry-including Match, Meetic, BLK, OkCupid, Upward, Yuzu, and more. We design scalable, reliable, and secure backend platforms that enable product teams to deliver exceptional user experiences efficiently and consistently. As a Senior Software Engineer II, you'll take ownership of key platform systems, lead technical delivery for major initiatives, and collaborate with brand teams to drive scalability and performance across the Match ecosystem. When it comes to dating, the connection starts online, but the real magic happens once you meet in real life. We think the same is true for creating the best platforms, so we work together IRL in our Dallas office three days a week.

Requirements

• Strong experience in .NET Core / .NET 6+
• Deep understanding of REST API design, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience with database design and optimization (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or similar)
• Skills translating product and business requirements into scalable technical designs
• The capability to break down complex problems into actionable, deliverable components
• Experience estimating effort and managing technical trade-offs in large systems
• Comfortability working across multiple repositories and large-scale codebases
• Ability to quickly learn and document unfamiliar systems for others' use
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities across service boundaries
• Proven ability to partner with Product Managers, Architects, and cross-functional peers
• Strong written communication for technical documentation and design proposals
• Experience presenting designs and gathering feedback
• Strong advocate for test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration
• Experience integrating unit, integration, and end-to-end testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Designed systems that are testable, observable, and maintainable
• Ability to take ownership of validating work, not relying solely on QA teams
• Demonstrated experience leading projects end-to-end within a team or domain
• Experience mentoring mid-level and junior engineers and sharing best practices

Nice To Haves

• Experience with mobile development
• Understanding of mobile CI/CD pipelines and release processes
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Knowledge of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Understanding of domain-driven design (DDD) and clean architecture
• Experience building consumer-facing or platform-level systems at scale (millions of DAU)
• Experience supporting multi-brand or shared service environments is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core backend services that support multiple Match Group brands.
• Collaborate closely with brand engineering teams to understand platform needs and deliver shared solutions.
• Lead technical design and implementation for major projects within the Core Platform domain.
• Contribute to platform scalability and reliability, ensuring high performance and availability.
• Mentor and support engineers on the team through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing.
• Champion best practices in code quality, observability, and test-driven development (TDD).

Benefits

• Mind & Body - Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-being
• Financial Wellness - Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial security
• Unplug - Generous PTO and 18 paid holidays so you can unplug
• Career - Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your work
• Family - Families come in all shapes and sizes so we offer 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts
• Company Gatherings - We host fun happy hours and company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed