Senior Staff ML Engineer

About the Team:

Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see.

At Grindr, we’re at the dawn of an AI-driven evolution, and you’ll be a senior technical leader shaping the vision . This is your chance to harness cutting-edge machine learning to redefine how millions of people in the LGBTQ+ community around the world connect —whether it’s an entertaining chat, a casual encounter or long-term relationship. We’re doubling down on ML as the future of Grindr, and in these early days, you’ll drive strategy and execution that leaves a mark on a one-of-a-kind platform at global scale.

- Early-Stage Impact: It's still early days for ML at Grindr, so you'll be charting the roadmap and building foundational systems surrounded by high-impact, greenfield work, setting the stage for our long term ML strategy.

- Recommendations That Reshape: Architect and scale recommendation platforms that match millions to their next big moment, adapting to a range of intents with impact you can feel.

- Conversations That Connect: Use LLMs to uncover insights, and define best practices for conversational AI at Grindr, helping users find their spark with precision and flair.

At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode. Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts. It’s about doing great work without burning out. Outcomes over outputs. Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives.

This is a hybrid role based in our Palo Alto or San Francisco offices and will require you to be in office Tuesdays and Thursdays.

About the Job:

- 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.

- Prot...