Senior Software Engineer - Trust & Safety

At Bumble, our mission is to create a world where all relationships are healthy and equitable. The Trust & Safety team plays a critical role in bringing this to life - building systems that protect our community and ensure millions of people can connect with confidence.

As a Senior Software Engineer within Trust & Safety, you'll help shape the core infrastructure that detects, prevents, and responds to harmful behavior s is deeply impactful work, combining strong engineering fundamentals with AI-powered technologies to build intelligent, proactive safety systems. You'll collaborate with a passionate, cross-functional team and play a key role in evolving a platform that puts people first.

We move with purpose and care - balancing speed with responsibility - and we're looking for someone who shares our commitment to innovation, curiosity, and protecting our users.

What You'll do

* Deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable code that strengthens Bumble's Trust & Safety systems and protects our global community

* Contribute across the full development lifecycle, from design through deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement

* Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, and product partners to build systems that proactively detect and prevent harm

* Guide and mentor engineers, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity, and continuous learning

* Take ownership of complex technical problems, driving solutions from insight to impact with an agile mindset

* Leverage AI tools to accelerate development, run operations, improve code quality, and enhance problem-solving efficiency, while applying strong human judgment and accountability

* Champion responsible and inclusive use of AI in engineering workflows, ensuring outputs are accurate, unbiased, and aligned with user safety principles

* Help shape a fast-moving, high-impact engineering culture that values innovation and respect for our users

About You

* Typically requires 3-5 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills

* Strong experience writing production-level software in at least one modern programming language

* Proven ability to deliver complex projects end-to-end and take ownership of outcomes

* Effective collaborator who works cross-functionally and communicates clearly with technical and non-technical partners

* Demonstrates an agile mindset, adapting quickly and seeing work through from idea to impact

* Comfortable using AI-powered tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Copilot) to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and learning speed

* Experience with ML-assisted development workflows and experimentation

* Applies AI thoughtfully and responsibly
-validating outputs, identifying bias or errors, and using human judgment in decision-making

* Strong curiosity and a growth mindset, with a desire to explore new technologies and continuously improve

Nice to Haves

* Experience with relational and non-relational databases

* Experience with cloud platforms (eg AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (eg Docker, Kubernetes), and deployment pipelines

* Experience in Trust & Safety, machine learning systems, or recommendation systems

Location

* This role is based in Austin, 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.

* We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office Monday - Wednesday.

Please note:

We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time

$190,000 - $215,000 a year

For 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.