Senior Fullstack Engineer

Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted

In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to join the team at Hinge!

In this role, you will lead the evolution of the internal web applications and infrastructure that power our most critical operations. Your work will focus on empowering our Trust & Safety moderation and support teams to protect our community, and on building the tools that enable our staff to work more effectively.

As a senior contributor, you will collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team of data engineers, designers, and product managers to solve complex workflow challenges. Whether you are scaling tools for human review or building flexible systems to support engineering, your work will directly increase Hinge’s operational efficiency and user safety. This is a high-impact opportunity to build versatile, production-ready tools that serve diverse stakeholders and shape our internal product ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Internal Tooling: Build essential infrastructure and UIs that empower Trust & Safety and Operations teams to manage user lifecycles, account integrity, and moderation workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, design, data, and UXR to deliver technical solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Fullstack Development: Design and build scalable frontend and backend features with a consistent focus on high-quality code.
• End-to-End Ownership: Manage projects from conception to completion while maintaining clear communication with leadership and stakeholders.
• Cloud-Native Engineering: Develop within a modern stack including Go, React, Kubernetes, AWS, gRPC, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka.
• Active Team Participation: Engage in team ceremonies, and participate in a weeklong alternating on-call rotation.

What We're Looking For

• Fullstack Expertise: 5+ years of experience delivering production-ready code across the entire stack.
• Backend Proficiency: Strong command of backend development, and prior working knowledge of Go a bonus!
• Frontend Architecture: Deep knowledge of React and building UIs that integrate seamlessly with backend APIs.
• Software Engineering Fundamentals: Solid foundation in core principles with a proven ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Distributed Systems: Experience building and scaling distributed environments using event-driven, and cloud-based architectures with Kubernetes, gRPC/Protobuf, Argo, Kafka.
• Technical Communication : Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and cross-functional partners.

$186,000 - $223,000 a year

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 New York City. 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.

As a member of our team, you’ll enjoy:

401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.

Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.

Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)

Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide a stipend towards fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.

Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.

ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, R aices , Women/Nonbinary, Parents —that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.

At Hinge, our core values are…

Authenticity: We share, never hide, our words, actions and intentions.

Courage: We embrace lofty goals and tough challenges.

Empathy: We deeply consider the perspective of others.

Diversity inspires innovation

Hinge is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.

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.

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