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Software Engineer, iOS

Location
Ghent
Department
Engineering
Job Type
Full Time
Focus
iOS

Our Mission:

Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, “It Starts with a Swipe”™

Our Values:

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One Team, One Dream

We work hand-in-hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.

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Own It

We take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.

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Never Stop Learning

We cultivate a culture where it’s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.

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Spark Solutions

We’re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don’t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.

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Embrace Our Differences

We are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.

The Role:

Our Values• Member Safety: Our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community• Diversity: We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members• Authenticity + Collaboration: We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment• Big Ideas: We champion and rally behind big ideas, empowering people to think and act differently and to be unafraid of having a strong point of view• Innovation: We never stand still; we’re inspired to build for what’s next, and we must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn

The Team

The Engineering team is responsible for building innovative features and resilient systems that bring people together. We're always experimenting with new features to engage with our members. Although we are a high-scale tech company, the member-to-engineer ratio is very high—making the level of impact each engineer gets to have at Tinder enormous.

As an iOS engineer at Tinder, you will have an outsized impact and ownership of the most visible aspects of the Tinder App. We are deeply invested in challenging norms, constantly improving architecture design, exploring emergent tech and ideas, and leveraging new technologies in interesting ways to deliver an app that is widely known the world over.

Where you’ll work:This is a hybrid role and requires in-office collaboration three times per week. This position is located in Ghent, Belgium.

In this role, you will:

  • Contribute to the architecture, design and implementation of consumer facing features in the Tinder App
  • Build compelling in-app experiences that will reach millions of users globally
  • Collaborate with engineers cross-functionally as well as the product and design team(s) to influence the roadmap and product development of Tinder’s App and services 
  • Contribute to internal shared frameworks and libraries
  • Shape the future of optimized analytics at Tinder from the ground up with innovative data tools for the analytics and data science team(s)
  • Evolve Tinder’s architecture to support multiple authentication flows and account management
  • Mentor, collaborate, and learn from innovative and passionate team members

You'll need:

  • 2+ years of experience building consumer facing applications with native iOS
  • Full life cycle experience building applications in Swift
  • Proficient in Swift concepts (structs, optionals, generics etc.) 
  • Experience building user-facing features with autolayout
  • Familiar with popular architecture patterns such as MVVM / Clean and their uses
  • Knowledge of iOS memory management and protocol-oriented programming Experience building and testing large-scale iOS apps and/or codebases
  • Proficiency writing your own unit tests Clear and solutions oriented communication style with a passion for code quality
  • Willingness to work collaboratively in an Agile environment (scrum, planning poker, standup, etc.)

Nice to have:

  • Experience with building public APIs and mobile SDK’s 
  • Experience with React Native, Flutter, or web technologies is a plus
  • Knowledge of native iOS frameworks like URL Session, Core Data and Core Animation
  • Comfortable working with legacy code and improving it
  • Experience communicating and implementing effective, solutions oriented improvements
  • Familiar with implementing In-App Purchases, StoreKit or implementing premium features in an iOS app
  • Experience collaborating with a small team while working independently within a cross-functional organization
  • A BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering is amazing but not required; proficiency in modern iOS technologies and principles is what matters most

As part of our team, you'll enjoy:

  • Investment in your wellness: Group Insurance, Hospital Insurance & access to mental health support
  • Paid Emergency days
  • Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual stipend for your professional development
  • Meal vouchers, Internet at Home, Phone Subscription
  • Free subscription to Tinder Platinum
  • Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched annually 

Salary Range:

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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 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.

We don’t just

accept

difference, we

celebrate

it

We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences.

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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 contact employeebenefits@matchgroup.com.

We don’t just

accept

difference, we

celebrate

it

We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences.

Learn more about inclusion at Tinder
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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 speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner directly.

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