Software Engineer II, Machine Learning
Tinder
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Palo Alto, California, United States
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This is an individual contributor role focused on modeling and algorithmic innovation. You will work closely with product, engineering, data, and platform partners to translate product opportunities into machine learning solutions, run experiments, and help bring models from development into production. The team’s work directly translates into measurable business outcomes, and many of its models are embedded in core Tinder user flows at scale.
Where You'll Work This is a hybrid role and requires in-office collaboration three times per week in Palo Alto, California.
In This Role, You Will:
Translate product and business problems into clear machine learning problems with measurable success criteria
Build, train, evaluate, and improve production machine learning models
Partner with software engineers and ML infrastructure engineers to deploy models and improve reliability, scalability, and performance in production
Design and analyze offline evaluations and online experiments to understand model impact
Contribute to feature engineering, data preparation, training pipelines, and model monitoring
Write clean, maintainable, production-quality code and participate in design and code reviews
Communicate technical findings, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical partners
You'll Need:
BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical field
1+ year of industry experience in machine learning, software engineering, data science, or a related field
Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design
Experience building ML or AI-related systems, or strong understanding of how modern machine learning systems are developed and operated
Proficiency in Python and at least one additional programming language such as Java, Kotlin, Go, Scala, or a similar language
Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model training, evaluation, and experimentation
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions
Self‑motivated, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of well‑scoped problems
Nice to Have:
Experience with recommendation systems or casual inference
Familiarity with big data or stream processing frameworks such as Spark or Flink
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and containerized environments such as Kubernetes
Familiarity with ML model serving frameworks such as TensorFlow Serving, TorchServe, Triton Inference Server, or Ray Serve
Experience with feature stores, ML data pipelines, and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow
Understanding of MLOps practices including CI/CD for ML, model versioning, and automated evaluation
Exposure to observability and monitoring for ML systems
Exposure to LLM‑related use cases or applied generative AI projects
Compensation $145,000 - $165,000 a year
The salary range for this position is $145,000 - $165,000. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job‑related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in Palo Alto, California. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
Benefits
Flexible Vacation, 10 Sick Days
Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
100% paid parental leave (including for non‑birthing parents) and family forming benefits
Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
Free subscription to Tinder Gold
Commitment to Inclusion At Tinder, we don’t just accept difference, we celebrate it. We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences. Learn more here: https://www.lifeattinder.com/dei
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- English
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