Match Group

Software Engineer Internship

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Gent

Hybrid

Internship

Mobile • Social Media

Match Group is the global dating app leader creating meaningful connections for people around the world.

The Role

As a Software Engineer Intern at Tinder, you'll develop innovative features for mobile or backend systems, collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.

Summary Generated by Built In

Tinder’s mission is to bring people together and create meaningful connections. For over 10 years, Tinder has been the place to meet new people. The new generations of daters think differently about relationships — today, they’re looking for more and new ways to connect and share experiences.

Our team in Ghent focuses on these New Experiences: we design, test, and build innovative features that enable new forms of discovery on top of the existing Tinder experience. During this internship, you’ll contribute to an experiment that brings this vision to life.

The Assignment

Develop an innovative feature that helps users find people in a new way and/or tools that enable this. You’ll collaborate with our multidisciplinary Product, Design, Engineering & Analytics team.

You’ll work in a mobile context (iOS or Android) or on the backend that powers the feature. During the intake interview, we’ll determine the exact scope of your project, based on your technical background and interests.

Possible Focus Areas

iOS / Android engineering:

Build a prototype using SwiftUI (iOS) or Kotlin (Android).
Integrate with Tinder’s existing design guidelines and animations.
Explore push notifications, in-app prompts, and micro-interactions.

Backend engineering:

Design an API.
Store and retrieve user-generated content.
Experiment with real-time notifications or event-driven architecture.
Select and justify the appropriate database technology (relational, NoSQL, graph).

Expected deliverables

Proof of Concept of the feature (working app flow or backend service).
Research & recommendations on architecture.
Documentation of the design (API schemas, wireframes, flowcharts).
Final presentation to the team with lessons learned and a demo of the PoC.

Technology stack

iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit
Android: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose
Backend: Typescript, Java
Databank: DynamoDB, ElasticSearch
CI/CD: Docker, Kubernetes
UX/UI: Figma, Tinder Design System

Way of Working

You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team with product, design, engineering, and analytics.
Agile approach: weekly check-ins, demos, and quick feedback loops.
Access to real user research methodologies we use daily: interviews, surveys, and usability testing.

What You’ll Learn

How to build an app with millions of users worldwide.
How to work in an international, multidisciplinary team.
How to make an impact with state-of-the-art mobile & backend technologies.
How to go through the entire process — from idea to prototype to live test.

Top Skills

Docker

DynamoDB

Elasticsearch

Figma

Java

Jetpack Compose

Kotlin

Kubernetes

Swift

Swiftui

Typescript

Uikit

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The Company

Dallas, TX

1,400 Employees

Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

Match Group is home to some of the world’s most popular dating and social discovery apps, including Tinder, Hinge, Match, and more. Match Group’s mission is to spark meaningful connections for every single person worldwide. Our diverse portfolio of apps enables connections across a diverse range of ages, genders, backgrounds, and dating goals. Our services are available in over 40 languages to users all over the world.

Why Work With Us

Match Group is united by a mission to help people find meaningful connections and fight loneliness. We’re not just building products. We’re creating friendships, marriages, and families around the world. Our culture is fueled by purpose, creativity, and a passion for what we can build together.