Software Engineer, iOS

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Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages – a scale unmatched by any other app in the category.

In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first‑ever global brand campaign,
It Starts with a Swipe
™.

• One Team, One Dream
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  We work hand‑in‑hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.
• Own It
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  We take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.
• Never Stop Learning
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  We cultivate a culture where it’s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.
• Spark Solutions
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  We’re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don’t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.
• Embrace Our Differences
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  We are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.

The iOS Platform team at Tinder plays a critical role in scaling and streamlining app development across all iOS engineering. We focus on building and maintaining the systems that enable our teams to deliver features quickly, reliably, and at high quality. From modular architecture and build system optimizations to app performance improvements and developer tooling, our work directly impacts the velocity of iOS development and the experience of millions of users.

This is a hybrid role requiring in‑office collaboration three times per week. Our office is located in Los Angeles.

• Contribute to the architecture, design and implementation of consumer‑facing features in the Tinder App.
• Build compelling in‑app experiences that will reach millions of users globally.
• Collaborate with engineers cross‑functionally as well as product and design teams to influence the roadmap and product development of Tinder’s App and services.
• Contribute to internal shared frameworks and libraries.
• Shape the future of optimized analytics at Tinder from the ground up with innovative data tools for the analytics and data science teams.
• Evolve Tinder’s architecture to support multiple authentication flows and account management.
• Mentor, collaborate, and learn from innovative and passionate team members.

• 1+ years of experience building consumer‑facing applications with native iOS.
• Full life‑cycle experience building applications in Swift.
• Proficient in Swift concepts (structs, optionals, generics, etc.).
• Experience improving the app performance.
• Familiar with popular architecture patterns such as MVVM / Clean and their uses.
• Knowledge of iOS memory management and protocol‑oriented programming.
• Experience building and testing large‑scale iOS apps and/or codebases.
• Proficiency writing unit tests.
• Clear, solution‑oriented communication style with a passion for code quality.
• Willingness to work collaboratively in an Agile environment (scrum, planning poker, standup, etc.).

• Experience building public APIs and mobile SDKs.
• Knowledge of native iOS frameworks like URL Session, Core Data, and Core Animation.
• Comfortable working with legacy code and improving it.
• Experience communicating and implementing effective, solution‑oriented improvements.
• Familiar…