Tinder · 19 hours ago
Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$220K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expTinder is a leading dating app that has revolutionized how people connect, serving millions of users worldwide. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Infra Engineer to build and evolve scalable ML infrastructure that supports their ML engineers across all business domains, driving significant business impact and improving model serving capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Build and evolve robust, scalable ML infrastructure that supports ML engineers across all Tinder business domains
Set and drive the long-term technical direction for Tinder’s ML infrastructure
Design, build, and operate production-grade ML serving infrastructure for ML models using Ray Serve and Triton
Develop and maintain robust serving infrastructure specialized for serving large language models (LLMs) in-house
Develop efficient ML serving platform using Ray Serve and Triton
Build the foundation of Tinder’s feature store using Databricks and internal tooling
Own infrastructure projects end to end—from design and implementation to adoption and measurable impact
Partner closely with ML Engineers, ML Software Engineers, and CloudOps to ensure infrastructure directly enables better models and faster iteration
Establish and propagate best practices in ML infrastructure, data engineering, and model serving
Mentor and support junior engineers, raising the technical bar across the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, or a related field
5+ years of experience building or operating ML platforms, including training, serving, feature management, or experimentation systems
Hands-on experience designing, building, or running feature stores at scale
Strong software engineering fundamentals, with proficiency in Python and at least one of Java, Scala, Go, or a similar language
Practical experience with ML serving platforms such as Triton, Ray Serve, or Seldon
Solid grasp of core machine learning concepts, including model training, evaluation, validation, and performance measurement
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and work effectively across ML, infrastructure, and product teams
Deep experience in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and MLOps, with hands-on exposure to transformers and modern deep learning architectures
Ability to bridge the gap between cutting-edge ML research and reliable, production-grade systems
Company
Tinder
Tinder anonymously finds people nearby that like each other and connects them if they are both interested. It is a sub-organization of Match Group.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$50MKey Investors
BenchmarkIAC
2017-10-10Series Unknown
2014-10-28Series Unknown
2014-04-11Secondary Market· $50M
Leadership Team
Brian Norgard
Chief Product Officer
Melissa Hobley
Global CMO
Recent News
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