Senior Platform Engineer, Cloud

Match Group is a leading provider of dating products across the globe. Our portfolio includes Tinder, Match, Hinge, PlentyOfFish, The League, and others, each designed to spark meaningful connections for singles worldwide. Creating a sense of belonging doesn’t stop at our products - it’s the foundation of every team we hire.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, to join our Match Group Central Platform team. Our mission is to provide essential central services to all brands within the Match Group umbrella, functioning as an internal provider of Software as a Service (SaaS). As a team member, you will be responsible for operating multiple central services and building their underlying infrastructure to be scalable, reliable, cost-efficient, and secure. You will also have the opportunity to learn from Match Group and Tinder’s backend systems and infrastructure, as well as gain experience with cross-functional topics such as security, IT, and even finance.

When it comes to dating, the connection starts online, but the real magic happens once you meet in real life (IRL).  We think the same is true for creating the best platforms, so we work together IRL in our Los Angeles office 2 days/week.

Please note that availability for on-call duties outside of regular business hours is required for this position.

How you'll make an impact:

• Have ownership of the team’s infrastructure components, including AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD platforms, and other third-party solutions. You will support our team and brand engineers by troubleshooting infrastructure-related issues to unblock engineers and business operations.
• Standardize and streamline infrastructure, backend, and database systems that are self-manageable, consistent, reliable, observable, scalable, and high-performing. These systems will support the central services by leveraging all available internal and external technologies.
• Work closely with the Tinder CloudOps team to learn and adopt their tools, knowledge, and skills, and to help manage and support some of the team’s applications which deployed in Tinder's infrastructure.
• Design, improve, and implement various stages of the development lifecycle in coordination with backend engineers. This includes areas such as repository structures, CI/CD pipelines, release management, documentation, and observability systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, security, IT, and finance, to ensure timely delivery, infrastructure security, cost-effectiveness, and more.
• Contribute to team growth by participating in hiring interviews, offering high-level technical guidance, mentoring others, and sharing knowledge with teams and brands.
• Stay updated on the latest technologies, industry trends, and emerging best practices. You will play a key role in shaping the infrastructure roadmap and leading technical initiatives in alignment with leadership.

We could be a Match if you have:

• A very strong understanding of fundamental computer science and software engineering concepts, including logical thinking, problem-solving, debugging skills, Linux, and networking.
• A product and business-centric mindset, with excellent communication skills and a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience with least one programming language such as Python, Golang, Rust, JavaScript, Java, and/or .NET.
• Expertise in AWS core services, including EC2, VPC, IAM, Route53, and RDS.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
• Experience with various observability platforms, with experience in at least one logging, metrics, and tracing solution.
• Experience with different datastore types, including RDBMS (e.g., MySQL), in-memory caches (e.g., Redis), NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB), and/or messaging systems (e.g., Kafka).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, such as security, IT, and/or finance, contributing to security, compliance, and FinOps-related initiatives.
• Experience with on-call duties and/or conducting postmortems.
• Experience working with the development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines, from source code repositories to production systems.

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Why Match Group?

Our mission is simple – to help people find love and happiness! We love our employees too and understand the importance of all life's milestones. Here are some of the benefits we are proud to offer:

Mind & Body – Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-being

Financial Wellness – Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial security

Unplug – Generous PTO and 18 paid holidays so you can unplug

Career – Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your work

Family – Families come in all shapes and sizes so we offer 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts  

Company Gatherings – We host fun happy hours and company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value the rich dynamics that diversity brings to our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), gender identity or expression, uniformed service or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.  Period. 

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know. Note: We will only respond to inquiries regarding accommodations and if you have any questions about your job application, please reach out to your Talent Acquisition Partner directly.