About Grindr

Since launching in 2009, Grindr has grown into the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. We have millions of daily users who use our location-based technology in almost every country in every corner of the planet.

Today, Grindr proudly represents a modern LGBTQ+ lifestyle that expands into new platforms. From social issues to original content, we continue to blaze innovative paths with a meaningful impact for our community. At Grindr, we create a safe space where you can discover, navigate, and get zero feet away from the queer world around you.

As of June 2020, Grindr has new owners with a track record of multiple successful Bay Area start-ups. The new leadership is demonstrating a renewed commitment to creating an experience for users that is safe, fun, and productive, as well as a positive & uplifting company culture in which everyone can be their best selves. At the heart of Grindr’s mission in this new chapter is a shared set of core values including transparency, accountability, experimentation (failing fast), and strong allegiance to the LGBTQ+ community.

What’s so interesting about this role?

Come play a key role in building the next generation of the Grindr app! Working on our iOS team, you’ll have the opportunity to solve challenging problems, work with the latest technologies, collaborate with a kind and capable team, and contribute to a one-of-a-kind app. The Grindr team continues to innovate as the largest social media app in its category, with over 4M daily active users and 10M monthly active users. 

In this role, you will collaborate closely with the VP of Mobile Engineering, the iOS team, Product Managers, and our QA team to build and maintain a fast, reliable, app. We deeply value ownership, empowerment, proactivity, data-driven decisions, and user focus. You’ll be an important voice in our product & software architecture decisions.

What’s the Job?

• Using Swift, XCode, and CocoaPods, you will be evolving and maintaining the software architecture for current and future needs in order to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing mobile products, while supporting the product roadmap
• Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing elegant mobile solutions
• Working collaboratively with a brilliant cross-functional team to make Grindr the best app it can be for its users
• Working directly with quality engineers to identify test cases and devise efficient, scalable testing processes to allow us to run weekly releases
• Collaborating effectively across our engineering teams in the US, Canada, and Taiwan

What We’ll Love About You

• You have a B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• You have 2-3 years experience building iOS applications, primarily in Swift
• You have experience with large iOS codebases and complex, high-performance apps
• Strong practical knowledge of software engineering best practices and design patterns such as MVVM
• You have experience with iOS app performance optimization & metrics
• You’re a strong problem solver and fast learner
• You’re compassionate, collaborative, and deeply care for the people around you
• You’re passionate about top quality code and using the latest best practices
• You’re mission driven
• You build software with your users and their needs top of mind
• You enjoy shipping products, measuring value to users, and iterating

We’ll Really Swoon if You have

• You have experience working with international teams and/or speak Mandarin

What You'll Love About Us

• High-growth company - plenty of room for you to directly impact the company and grow your career!
• Fully remote culture - work from home (or wherever!)
• Competitive compensation, including equity
• 100% covered medical, dental and vision insurance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Unlimited paid time off
• 401k Match
• Other great perks, such as home office stipend