Principal Software Engineer

About the role

Bumble’s platform is powered by technology that connects millions of people across the world. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will operate as a technical leader shaping the future of our full-stack architecture, from user-facing applications to deeply distributed backend systems. This role is central to how we deliver on our mission to foster healthy, equitable relationships.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-term technical strategy across full stack systems, ensuring scalability, resilience, and performance
• Architect and guide the development of complex applications and distributed backend services at scale
• Partner with senior leaders across Product, Data, and Design to shape roadmap decisions and align technology with business impact
• Embed AI-powered approaches into how we build and scale
• Drive cross-functional collaboration, taking ownership of critical initiatives and adapting approaches with an agile mindset
• Champion Bumble values such as Respect and Curiosity, fostering inclusive innovation and continuous learning across the engineering community

Requirements

• Typically requires 12+ years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills
• Deep expertise in full stack engineering, with a track record of building and scaling complex applications and backend systems
• Strong experience in system design, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP, Kubernetes)
• Expertise in modern frontend and backend technologies (e.g., React, Node.js, Java, or similar) with the ability to guide architectural decisions
• Proven ability to influence across teams and lead through technical excellence rather than formal authority
• Advanced AI fluency, with experience embedding AI into development practices, systems, or product capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous, high-impact challenges and drive them through to successful outcomes
• Embraces Bumble values such as Excellence and Courage, acting as a role model for engineering quality, inclusion, and innovation

Qualifications

• AI Fluency: Important to us. We’re excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes.
• Final Compensation Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.
• Benefits & Perks: Includes insurance, unlimited PTO, fully paid life and long-term disability insurance, 401k with 4% company match, monthly wellness benefit, and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line.
• Inclusion at Bumble Inc.: Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Skills

• Full Stack Engineering
• System Design
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud-Native Architectures
• Modern Frontend and Backend Technologies
• AI Fluency
• Leadership and Influence
• Agile Methodologies
• Engineering Quality, Inclusion, and Innovation

Benefits

• Insurance: Medical/dental/vision, 30-day eligibility
• PTO: Unlimited PTO + 1 company-wide week off + Focus Fridays every week
• Maternity and Fertility Benefit: 26 weeks paid parental leave
• App Access: Premium App Access

Pay

Final Compensation Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.

Schedule

Not specified