Lead Software Engineer (BFF) job opportunity at Bumble Inc.



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Bumble Inc Lead Software Engineer (BFF)
Experience: 7 Years
Pattern: hybrid
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degreeBachelor's (B.Sc.)
loacation US NY New York, United States Of America
loacation US NY New York....United States Of America

BFF is a platform for finding friends and communities online, and getting together IRL. BFF provides a rich set of communication and engagement tools that allows users to discover communities and find friends. Find your people online, get together offline.As a member of the BFF backend team, you'll help in continuing to build features and maintain existing TypeScript/Golang GraphQL services. You'll be heavily involved in the product development process and given the opportunity to give creative input into many phases of the development lifecycle. You’ll work on something that will have mass impact, mass adoption, and mass reach.This is a high-impact role where your contributions will directly help guide all of the applications that depend on our backend services (iOS/Android/web). You'll work closely with our product, design, and outreach teams to help the communities on Geneva flourish. The role will require you to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers. If you love product ideation, owning, collaborating, building, and constantly raising the bar, you will thrive in this role.\nWhat you’ll doDevelop horizontally scalable backend systems using TypeScript and Go, designed to handle millions of concurrent usersDesign and implement GraphQL APIs to support our client applicationsEstablish and maintain a comprehensive testing strategy, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testsGuide features through the full development lifecycle, from conception through production deployment and maintenance.Collaborate closely with product, design, and client engineers to refine and develop product requirements, ensure seamless integration, and optimal user experiencesMinimum requirements7+ years of relevant experience in backend developmentExperience acting in a lead role wherein you contribute to architecture, design, and mentorshipStrong proficiency in TypeScript or GoExperience building and maintaining GraphQL APIsExperience with SQL and noSQL (ie Redis, DynamoDB) databasesExpertise in implementing thorough testing strategiesFamiliarity with cloud platforms and containerization technologiesExperience working through the entire product development lifecycle from inception to development and deliveryExcellent problem-solving and analytical skillsStrong communication abilities and experience working in cross-functional teamsWhy Join UsHelp BFF find product market fit.Opportunity to shape the roadmap, engineers work closely with product and design throughout the entire product development processDrive architecture decisions, have a wide impact on how BFF is builtBe part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy. Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world-class benefits.LocationThis role is based in Austin or New York, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office, so that you’re able to come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams. Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time\n$225,000 - $255,000 a yearFor base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location. This position is also typically eligible to participate in our short- and long-term incentive programs. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match, Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy.Maven Fertility: $10,000 lifetime benefit for fertility, adoption, abortion care, and more.26 Weeks Parental Leave: For both primary and secondary caregivers.Family & Compassionate Leave: Inclusive of domestic violence recovery.Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need.Company-wide Week Off: Annual collective rest for the entire company.Focus Fridays: No meetings, emails, or deadlines—just deep work.\nAbout UsBumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. AI FluencyAI is important to us. We’re excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes.We encourage you to use AI responsibly as you prepare your application. Please don’t use it to fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews. We care deeply about authenticity and want to understand your real skills, judgment and voice, because building a meaningful, genuine connection with you matters to us.Inclusion at Bumble Inc. Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, 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 don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring At Bumble, we may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process — such as helping us record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, and supporting job alignment by comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential roles that may be a good match. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay focused on you during our conversations. Importantly, all hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used only to support our team’s efficiency and improve the candidate experience — not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy. Participation in AI-supported interviews and conversations is completely voluntary and will not impact your candidacy. If you’d prefer to opt out, simply let your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call, or anytime during the interview or conversation. Summaries and related data are retained only as long as needed in line with our internal data retention policies. If at any point you’d like a transcription or summary deleted, please contact your recruiter directly.For further information on how we hold and manage your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

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