Director of Engineering
Company: Grindr
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
What's so interesting about this role?
Grindr is continuing our rapid growth and scaling as a newly-public
company! As a Director of Engineering at Grindr, you'll have the
opportunity to play a key role in building the next generation of
our Grindr app! Leading our engineering team, you'll have the
opportunity to solve challenging problems while managing teams of
talented engineers.
You will provide your team with thought leadership and expert
technical guidance/mentorship. In this role, you will turn empathy
into action for our enthusiastic, queer user base. The Grindr team
continues to innovate as the largest social media app for the LGBTQ
community.
What's the job?
- Lead with empathy and provide thought leadership, expert
technical guidance, and mentorship to a team of passionate
Engineers and Engineering Managers.
- Be an integral part of our building the product roadmap and
execution model for engineering partnering with other teams across
the company.
- Determine the needs of our diverse & complex user groups,
requiring applied understanding and resolution of complex or
unusual business problems
- Collaborating cross-functionally with the product and technical
teams, bridging the gap between competing priorities and
drivers.
- Become an expert in the dating business, and in social and
communication technologies, while serving the LGBTQ
community.
- You will help to foster diverse thoughts and ideas among your
team. Becoming a key part of Grindr's engineering culture of
diversity.
What We'll Love About You
- You have at least 5-7+ years of experience in leading or
managing teams of engineers and engineering managers. You can coach
and mentor other engineers on best engineering practices as well as
their careers!
- You have a passion for programming and a solid record for
shipping multiple production-grade applications. You are able to
leverage this ability and knowledge to step "into the trenches,"
when required, and facilitate the next actionable steps.
- Background in mobile development (iOS/Android) and/or backend
engineering(Java or Kotlin)
- Experience with Architecture at scale and you have meaningful
knowledge of cloud technologies (such as AWS).
- You are experienced in managing key feature delivery for your
teams. You have experience launching or maintaining high-impact
product software at scale.
- You have experience with managing a budget along with a work
plan for your team.
- You have been working closely with various levels of business
stakeholders, from the C-Suite, VP level, and down and understand
value alignment.
- Ability to process complex workflows and ensure alignment with
key stakeholders.
- You have excellent communication, presentation, and
documentation skills with the ability to define and communicate the
"big picture" to key stakeholders at various levels.
- You are experienced with working on a geographically dispersed
team and are able to bridge the gap between time zones without
affecting key timelines and delivery
We'll Really Swoon If You Have
- Experience working within the social networking or dating
industry would be a plus.
- Experience fostering a diverse workplace and ensuring your
team's voices are heard and valued.
What You'll Love About Us
- Mission and Impact: Grindr is the world-leading LGTBQ social
networking service. Your role will impact the lives of millions of
LGTBQ people around the world
- Remote First: We have satellite offices in LA, NYC, and
Chicago, and are remote first across the US and Canada. More than
30% of our employees work outside of cities where we have satellite
offices
- Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health,
dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your
dependents
- Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and
immediate vest in the US
- Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and
equity
- Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming
offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health,
monthly stipends for HRT, and more
- Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends
for cell phone, internet, wellness, and food, one-time home-office
setup stipend, and company-sponsored events
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 on 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.
Grindr is an equal opportunity employer.
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