Software Engineer II, Machine Learning

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Machine Learning Engineer II at Tinder applying machine learning for user experience enhancement. Collaborating cross-functionally to drive business impact with scalable ML systems.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoJavaKotlinPythonScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate product and business problems into clear machine learning problems with measurable success criteria
Build, train, evaluate, and improve production machine learning models
Partner with software engineers and ML infrastructure engineers to deploy models and improve reliability, scalability, and performance in production
Design and analyze offline evaluations and online experiments to understand model impact
Contribute to feature engineering, data preparation, training pipelines, and model monitoring
Write clean, maintainable, production-quality code and participate in design and code reviews
Communicate technical findings, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical field
2+ years of industry experience in machine learning, software engineering, data science, or a related field
Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design
Experience building ML or AI-related systems, or strong understanding of how modern machine learning systems are developed and operated
Proficiency in Python and at least one additional programming language such as Java, Kotlin, Go, Scala, or a similar language
Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model training, evaluation, and experimentation
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions
Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of well-scoped problems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Vacation
10 Sick Days
Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family forming benefits
Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
Free subscription to Tinder Gold

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningmodel trainingmodel evaluationfeature engineeringdata preparationPythonJavaKotlinGoScala

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationself-motivatedproactiveownership

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceBS in Machine LearningMS in Machine LearningBS in StatisticsMS in StatisticsBS in MathematicsMS in Mathematics