Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure

Match Group • Palo Alto, CA

154d • $245,000 - $260,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to help shape and develop the future of Tinder's Machine Learning infrastructure. Your work will empower teams across Tinder to rapidly test hypotheses and scale their experiments on massive datasets, reaching hundreds of billion data points. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with multiple machine learning teams to drive impactful innovation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with developing platforms related to machine learning training, serving, feature management, experimentation, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of data-driven development, reliability principles, and responsible experimentation practices.
• Extensive experience with big data processing and storage frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Cassandra, or Kafka.
• Solid foundation in machine learning concepts like regression, classification, clustering, training, testing, validation, and performance measurement.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, communicate effectively, and collaborate in team-oriented environments.
• A strong background in distributed systems, cloud computing, and MLOps, with hands-on experience in working with transformers and other deep learning architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build robust and scalable infrastructure to support the diverse needs of machine learning engineers across all Tinder business units.
• Set future technical directions for Tinder's ML infrastructure.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Leverage your experience to drive best practices in ML and data engineering.
• Collaborate with cross functional agile teams of software engineers, data engineers, ML experts, and others in building new product features.
• Develop and maintain robust infrastructure for large language models (LLMs).
• Develop strategies for model evaluation and quality assurance.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (with no waiting period), 10 annual Wellness Days
• Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matching
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents), family forming benefits, and Milk Stork, which provides access to breast milk shipping for business travel, surrogacy, and employee relocation
• Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual stipend for your professional development
• Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, and Insight Timer; paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
• Free subscription to Tinder Gold
• $245,000 - $260,000 a year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree