
Engineering Manager, Cloud
Grindr
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $134,443 - $206,837 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of 4–5 cloud engineers responsible for core infrastructure and platform services.
- Own the execution and delivery of cloud initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Partner closely with product, backend, mobile, SRE, and security teams to ensure infrastructure enables, rather than blocks, product delivery.
- Contribute to technical direction and architectural decisions across AWS, Kubernetes, and supporting cloud services.
Requirements
- Experience managing and developing engineers, including performance management, feedback, and career growth.
- Strong hands-on background with cloud infrastructure, preferably in AWS, including managed services and networking concepts.
- Experience operating production systems at scale using Kubernetes (EKS or equivalent) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience balancing reliability, cost, and velocity in a cloud environment.
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
- Family Formation Up to $200,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
- Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
- Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
- Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
- Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
- Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud infrastructureAWSKubernetesEKSInfrastructure as CodeTerraformmanaged servicesnetworking conceptsreliabilityscalability
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingperformance managementfeedbackcareer growthcommunicationcross-functional collaborationtechnical directionarchitectural decisionsbalancing priorities