Grindr

Engineering Manager, Cloud

Grindr

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChicagoIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $134,443 - $206,837 per year

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
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud infrastructureAWSKubernetesEKSInfrastructure as CodeTerraformmanaged servicesnetworking conceptsreliabilityscalability
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingperformance managementfeedbackcareer growthcommunicationcross-functional collaborationtechnical directionarchitectural decisionsbalancing priorities