Engineering Manager

This is a hybrid role based out of Chicago and will require you to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
What's so interesting about this role?
As we enter our second year as a public company, Grindr is building on the success we've had over our 15-year history in connecting, supporting, and improving the lives of the LGBTQ+ community globally.
As an Engineering Manager at Grindr, you'll have the opportunity to play a key role in building the next generation of the Grindr app! Working within our engineering team, you will solve challenging problems while managing a small team of talented engineers. You will provide your team with thought leadership and expert technical guidance/mentorship as well as turn empathy into action for our enthusiastic, queer user base.
What's the job?

• Lead with empathy and provide thought leadership, expert technical guidance, and mentorship to a team of passionate engineers.
• Determine the needs of our diverse & complex user groups, requiring applied understanding and resolution of complex or unusual business problems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the product and technical teams, bridging the gap between competing priorities and drivers (Including our product, design, data, cloud ops, SRE, and AI/ML teams).
• Become an expert in feature-driven engineering.

What We'll Love About You

• You are experienced in leading and managing teams of engineers. 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 have experience launching or maintaining high-impact product software at scale.
• You are able to step "into the trenches," when required, as well as step back and see the "big picture"
• You have experience with Architecture at scale and meaningful experience in cloud technologies/databases.
• You've worked closely with various levels of business stakeholders including the c-suite, and understand value alignment.
• You are a mobile-first engineering manager (iOS/Android) and have experience developing native mobile applications
• 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 don't shy away from conflict resolution and work to bridge the gap between competing priorities to maintain a culture of collaboration across the organization.
• You are experienced with working on a geographically dispersed team and are able to bridge the gap between time zones.
• You always strive for operational excellence: the quality of the software owned by your team and operational performance metrics improves under your leadership.

We'll Really Swoon If You Have

• You have experience fostering a diverse workplace and ensuring your team's voices are heard and valued.
• You are familiar with JVM technologies (kotlin, java, scala, golang, etc).

What you'll love about us

• Mission and Impact: Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just.
• 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 U.S.
• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs.
• 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, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch provided onsite, and yearly travel & leisure stipend.

About Grindr
Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. With more than 13.5 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just. Since 2015, Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world.
Our next evolution is underway as a public company that continues to grow and build meaningful experiences for our users. From social issues to product innovations, we're setting audacious goals for our community and the business, and leveraging the latest tech stacks and a culture of engineering excellence to make it happen. At the heart of our work in this new chapter is a shared set of operating principles centered around cultivating curiosity, thinking big, setting and expediting our ambitious goals, and growing through iteration; all while keeping our users #1.
Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. With a track record of strong financial performance and plans for continued headcount growth, we're building a team of talented, passionate, and open-minded people who want to disrupt the dating app space, innovate products, and advance LGBTQ+ culture. Come be a part of this exciting journey with us.
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Grindr is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, location, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role will also be eligible for equity, benefits, and a company bonus program.
Chicago Base Pay Range
$187,500 - $220,500 USD