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# Senior Software Engineer, Backend — Seoul Studios (Tinder Seoul) at Match Group

- **Company:** Match Group
- **Location:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/matchgroup/ef27d211-c82d-4b28-acf4-b9154784a906

## Job description

## About the Team

Seoul Studios is Tinder's Seoul-based product studio, chartered to build breakthrough innovations in how people meet and connect. We move fast — incubating new, interactive dating experiences, running rapid experiments, and shipping features that raise engagement and improve reconsideration for members around the world. Based in Seoul, the pod is a self-contained, cross-functional team of iOS, Android, web, and backend engineers working shoulder to shoulder with Product, Design, and Data, and partnering with teams across Seoul and our U.S. headquarters to take ideas from early experiment to global scale.

## About the Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer on Seoul Studios, you'll design and build the scalable, low-latency backend systems that power new, interactive, and often real-time dating experiences. You'll own the architecture of complex services end to end, make sound tradeoffs across performance, reliability, and scalability, and help set the technical bar for a fast-moving pod. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and client engineers to ship high-quality features on a rapid cadence, and mentor fellow engineers as a senior member of the team.

Where you'll work This is a hybrid role and requires in-office collaboration three times per week. Our office is located in Seoul.

## Responsibilities

- Design, build, and operate scalable, low-latency backend services that power new, interactive, and real-time dating experiences.

- Lead the technical design and architecture of complex backend systems and their integrations with core Tinder platforms, making sound tradeoffs across performance, reliability, and long-term scalability.

- Build for a fast, experiment-driven cadence — enabling rapid iteration, A/B testing, and quick launches without compromising reliability.

- Ensure service performance, reliability, and stability for live and real-time experiences under real-world traffic.

- Partner with Product, Design, Data, and client (iOS/Android/web) engineers to deliver features end to end.

- Drive engineering excellence — architecture, design, and code reviews, testing, and best practices — and help raise the technical bar across the pod.

- Mentor fellow engineers and contribute to the pod's technical direction and decision-making.

- Own features end to end, from design and implementation through deployment and operation.

## Requirements

- 5+ years of professional backend software development experience.

- Proven experience designing and building low-latency, distributed backend systems at scale.

- Proficiency with Java and/or Kotlin (Spring / WebFlux), or strong equivalent backend engineering experience.

- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., RDB, Redis, DynamoDB) and streaming/messaging systems such as Kafka.

- Experience operating applications on Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

- Solid understanding of backend architecture and the judgment to know when and how to make tradeoffs; an advocate for code quality and sound engineering practices.

- Ability to work autonomously and drive projects proactively, and to lead and mentor within a team.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across functions, cultures, and global time zones.

- Able to travel internationally without restriction.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with real-time and low-latency systems (WebSocket, WebRTC, presence, live events, or media streaming).

- Experience with high-scale data pipelines and streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink, Spark, ElasticSearch).

- Experience building APIs that power mobile (iOS/Android) and web applications.

- Experience with experimentation platforms and iterative A/B testing at scale.

- Experience taking a product from 0→1 and operating in a fast-moving, startup-like pod within a larger organization.

- Comfortable working with legacy code and implementing effective strategies for improvement.

- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- Experience leveraging AI tools and the broader AI ecosystem to build and work more innovatively and productively.

- Professional working proficiency in English (Seoul-based, global cross-timezone role).

#tinder

## #LI-YN1

## About Match Group

## Company Profile: Match Group

Match Group is a publicly traded internet company that owns and operates a portfolio of dating and social connection apps, including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, Azar, Her, Meetic, and The League. The company focuses on helping people find meaningful relationships across diverse demographics and geographies.

### Status
**Public** – Ticker: MTCH (NASDAQ). IPO in 2015.

### Key Facts
- **Founded**: 2009 (as a spin-out from IAC)
- **Headquarters**: Dallas, Texas, USA (with 20 offices worldwide)
- **Employees**: 2,000+ globally (as of 2026)
- **CEO**: Spencer Rascoff (as of 2026)
- **Chairman**: Thomas J. McInerney

### Market & Financials
| Metric | Value | Date |
|--------|-------|------|
| Market Cap | ~$9.5B | 2026 |
| Annual Revenue (FY2025) | $3.5B | 2025 |
| Operating Income (FY2025) | $873M | 2025 |
| Net Income (FY2025) | $613M | 2025 |
| Q2 2026 Revenue | $853M | Quarter ended June 30, 2026 |
| Diluted EPS (Q2 2026) | $0.70 | 2026 |

*Sources: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/matchgroup), SEC 10-Q filed Aug 5, 2026.*

### Notable Brands
- **Tinder** – flagship dating app
- **Hinge** – designed to be deleted (relationship-focused)
- **Match.com** – long-standing online dating site
- **OkCupid** – algorithm-driven matching
- **Plenty of Fish** – free messaging platform
- **Azar** – video-first social discovery
- **Her** – dating and community for LGBTQ+ women
- **Meetic** – European dating leader
- **The League** – curated, career-oriented dating

### Competitive Advantages
- **Portfolio breadth**: Brands serve different life stages and preferences, creating cross-platform user acquisition and retention.
- **Network effects**: Over 500 million matches per month; one-third of marriages in the U.S. begin on a Match Group app.
- **Global reach**: Available in 40+ languages across 190+ countries.
- **Data & AI**: Deep investment in matching algorithms, safety systems, and personalization.

### Strategic Focus
- **Safety & trust**: Strengthening user safety features (e.g., photo verification, background checks) and moderation tools.
- **AI-driven innovation**: Leveraging machine learning for better matches, fraud detection, and conversational assistance.
- **International expansion**: Growing in Asia (Azar), Latin America, and Europe.
- **Monetization**: Subscription tiers (e.g., Tinder Platinum, Hinge Preferred) and a la carte features.

### Why Work Here (from Careers Page)
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision; mental health support via Modern Health; ClassPass/Active & Fit memberships; 100% employer match on 401(k) up to 10% (capped at $10,000); Employee Stock Purchase Program; flexible PTO; generous parental leave; fertility and adoption benefits; pet insurance; annual training allowance.
- **Culture**: “1 Match Group” philosophy – Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and cross-brand collaboration; emphasis on belonging and giving back through volunteer opportunities.
- **Career growth**: Internal mobility across brands and functions; access to Udemy and ongoing learning resources.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/remote flexibility depending on role; global teams spanning 20 offices across 19 countries.

### Sources
1. [Match Group Careers](https://mtch.com/careers/)
2. [Match Group About](https://mtch.com/about/)
3. [Match Group Life at Match Group](https://mtch.com/careers/life-at-match-group/)
4. [Match Group Open Positions (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/matchgroup)
5. [Match Group LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/matchgroup)

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