Grindr

Data Scientist

• Extract actionable insights from broad, open-ended questions
• Design and evaluate experiments to measure the impact of product changes
• Analyze data from across the product to uncover the root causes of metric movements
• Communicate results to cross-functional stakeholders to inform product decisions
• Develop tools to scale and automate analyses, improving productivity across the company
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members + identify and recommend best practices
• Apply an engineering mindset: minimize complexity while maximizing utility & maintainability
• Be part of building our future state, devising ML solutions to improve recommendations, detect spam, and better serve our users

Staff Data Scientist

Machine Learning Engineer

• Architect scalable recommendation systems to serve millions, balancing performance and innovation.
• Leverage the latest LLMs to process vast conversation data and enhance user connections.
• Prototype, iterate, and ship production-ready ML solutions that solve real problems for our user.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, data science and product teams to turn bold ideas into tangible results.
• Drive the exploration of emerging AI tools and techniques to keep Grindr’s tech stack ahead of the curve.

Staff ML Engineer

Security Engineer

• Cloud Security Strategy & Architecture: Design and implement AWS security frameworks, policies, and best practices. Collaborate with architects and leadership to embed security into cloud design and deployments.
• Infrastructure & Network Security: Secure AWS environments including VPCs, firewalls, and routing. Apply controls to protect infrastructure and mitigate network risks.
• Container & Kubernetes Security: Define and implement security for containerized workloads and Kubernetes clusters. Partner with DevOps to secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Security Monitoring & SIEM: Manage observability and SIEM tools for real-time threat detection. Build dashboards and alerts, and support incident response through data correlation.
• Incident Response & Compliance: Lead investigations and remediation efforts. Ensure ongoing compliance with standards like PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering and operations teams to align security practices. Contribute to reviews, planning, and mentor junior staff.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate new tools and drive automation, orchestration, and visibility improvements. Maintain security documentation and playbooks.

Staff Cloud Security Engineer

• Architect and oversee large-scale recommendation systems to serve millions, balancing performance and innovation.
• Leverage the latest LLMs to process vast conversation data and enhance user connections.
• Prototype, iterate, and ship production-ready ML solutions that solve real problems for our user.
• Provide technical leadership across teams, collaborating with engineering, data science and product teams to turn bold ideas into tangible results.
• Evaluate, influence, and integrate emerging AI tools and techniques at an organizational level to keep Grindr’s tech stack ahead of the curve.

Senior Staff ML Engineer

Product Manager

• Define and execute the product roadmap to drive monetization strategies that align with the company's strategic goals and user needs.
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to prioritize features, establish project timelines, and ensure successful product delivery.
• Design, implement and measure multivariate A/B tests to show incremental impact across new features and optimize current features.
• Monitor key product metrics and iterate on features to optimize user experiences, specifically focusing on enhancing the purchase funnel for improved conversion rates and revenue generation.
• Communicate and present to effectively collaborate and align with cross-functional teams and stakeholders towards monetization goals.

Senior Product Manager, Monetization

Product Marketing

• Synthesize Insights: Turn customer, market, and competitive insights into actionable recommendations that shape Grindr’s core product experience.
• Strategic Influence: Partner with Product and Design to guide roadmap priorities and feature development, ensuring that enhancements to the core experience meet user needs and business goals.
• GTM Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement go-to-market strategies for product launches, including winning naming, messaging, positioning, and campaign narratives. Set goals and metrics for success, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure flawless execution.
• Lifecycle Impact: Drive strategies across the full user journey — from awareness and onboarding to engagement, reactivation, and retention.
• Problem-Solving: Tackle complex challenges with a strategic mindset, creating thoughtful recommendations and action plans.
• Measure Success: Define KPIs, track adoption and engagement metrics, evaluate campaign performance, and continuously iterate to maximize product and marketing impact.

Product Marketing Manager – Core

• Define and drive multi-quarter product strategy for critical Core surfaces and systems that power engagement, identity, communication, and monetization.
• Own complex, high-impact problem spaces that span multiple teams and require deep cross-functional alignment.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data, Ecosystem Health, Marketing, and Legal to deliver scalable, reliable, and intuitive user experiences.
• Lead product discovery and execution from concept through launch and iteration, balancing immediate user needs with long-term architectural investments.
• Use data, experimentation, and qualitative research to inform decisions, measure impact, and continuously improve the Core experience.
• Drive clarity in ambiguous environments — aligning stakeholders around priorities, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes.
• Influence technical direction in partnership with Engineering leadership to ensure our platform scales with user growth and product ambition.
• Mentor and elevate other product managers through thought partnership, feedback, and modeling high standards of craft.

Staff Product Manager – Core

Director

• Develop and execute Grindr’s state government affairs strategy across priority states.
• Monitor, analyze, and influence state legislation, regulations, and ballot initiatives affecting Grindr, including privacy, online safety, HIV-prevention, LBGTQ family formation, and AI policy.
• Build and manage relationships with key governors’ offices, state legislators, attorneys general, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with external lobbyists, consultants, and trade associations.
• Provide timely analysis and recommendations to internal stakeholders on emerging state policy risks and opportunities.
• Serve as a skilled communicator capable of translating complex technical topics into clear, persuasive narratives.
• Support the Head of Global Government Affairs on select U.S. federal government relations efforts, including policy analysis, stakeholder mapping, and meeting preparation.
• Assist with international government affairs projects as needed, including research, briefing materials, and coordination across regions.
• Partner closely with Legal, Trust & Safety, Policy, Communications, and Product teams to ensure aligned advocacy and compliance strategies.
• Represent Grindr professionally with policymakers, industry peers, and advocacy organizations.

Director of Government Affairs

• Develop and execute engagement strategy with Senate and House Appropriations, HELP, Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, and Foreign Relations Committees.
• Advance and defend federal funding for CDC HIV prevention programs, HRSA initiatives, PEPFAR, and PrEP access expansion.
• Monitor and shape legislation affecting HIV prevention delivery models, telehealth, pharmacy access, and Medicaid/commercial coverage for PrEP.
• Provide strategic counsel on federal and state healthcare financing frameworks relevant to prevention and access, including public health funding streams, reimbursement policy, and drug pricing programs (experience with 340B and related safety-net financing structures preferred).
• Monitor and assess policy and regulatory developments affecting prevention-focused delivery models, including changes in oversight, reimbursement, and pharmacy access.
• Advise leadership on healthcare reform trends and their implications for innovative, access-oriented care models serving LGBTQ+ communities.
• Engage congressional offices and the State Department on PEPFAR reauthorization and global HIV prevention priorities.
• Coordinate with advocacy coalitions and global health stakeholders.
• Lead policy engagement on IVF access and assisted reproductive technology coverage.
• Track developments impacting family formation equity for same-sex couples.

Director of Government Affairs, Healthcare

Engineering Manager

• 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.

Engineering Manager, Cloud

• Own a defined Core product area end-to-end, from discovery and definition through launch and iteration.
• Translate company and team strategy into clear roadmaps, user stories, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Design, and Data to deliver intuitive, scalable user experiences.
• Use qualitative research, analytics, and experimentation to identify opportunities and validate solutions.
• Balance short-term feature delivery with thoughtful improvements to quality, usability, and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Ecosystem Health, Marketing, Legal, and Customer Experience to ensure successful launches.
• Monitor product performance and iterate based on user behavior, feedback, and business impact.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment with evolving priorities.

Senior Product Manager, Core

Backend Engineer

• Leading projects and other engineers to implement new features and coordinate closely with the product and design teams
• Own the design and development of Grindr’s backend services in a stable and scalable microservices architecture
• Work with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to refine feature design and functionality
• Optimize key pieces of Grindr's platform using tools like Redis, Postgres, and Kafka on AWS services
• Innovate by guiding data-driven decisions to adopt new technologies, architectures, and workflow
• Maintain high availability of the Grindr platform by leveraging distributed systems and infrastructure engineering, while playing a key role in optimizations, cost reduction, and incident management.
• Help guide and mentor team members through pairing sessions, code reviews, and architecture reviews.