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Staff Engineer, Applied AI
Match GroupPalo Alto, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Oct 2025
About the role
Our Mission
Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, “It Starts with a Swipe”™"
Our Values
One Team, One DreamWe work hand-in-hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.
Own ItWe take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.
Never Stop LearningWe cultivate a culture where it’s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.
Spark SolutionsWe’re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don’t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.
Embrace Our DifferencesWe are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.
We are seeking a Staff Engineer, Applied AI to lead the design and development of real-world solutions built on generative AI and LLMs. Unlike roles focused on training foundation models, this position emphasizes building applied systems like Slack bots, RAG applications, multi-agent workflows, and AI-integrated platforms to solve practical problems and improve productivity of the entire organization.As a Staff Engineer, you’ll work across product, research, and engineering teams to ensure our AI strategy translates into impactful solutions. You will be leading the solutions building, mentor engineers, and establish best practices for building AI-powered applications that are reliable, cost-efficient, and safe.
Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, “It Starts with a Swipe”™"
Our Values
One Team, One DreamWe work hand-in-hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.
Own ItWe take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.
Never Stop LearningWe cultivate a culture where it’s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.
Spark SolutionsWe’re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don’t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.
Embrace Our DifferencesWe are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.
We are seeking a Staff Engineer, Applied AI to lead the design and development of real-world solutions built on generative AI and LLMs. Unlike roles focused on training foundation models, this position emphasizes building applied systems like Slack bots, RAG applications, multi-agent workflows, and AI-integrated platforms to solve practical problems and improve productivity of the entire organization.As a Staff Engineer, you’ll work across product, research, and engineering teams to ensure our AI strategy translates into impactful solutions. You will be leading the solutions building, mentor engineers, and establish best practices for building AI-powered applications that are reliable, cost-efficient, and safe.
Key Responsibilities:
- Solution Building
- Lead the development of AI applications that integrate LLMs with APIs, databases, and enterprise systems.
- Oversee the design and optimization of AI agent & pipelines to enhance factuality.
- Build scalable agentic workflows and orchestration systems for enterprise use cases.
- Technical Leadership
- Own the architecture and design of applied AI systems (bots, RAG, agents, integrations, MCP servers).
- Define patterns, frameworks, and reusable components to accelerate AI solution delivery across teams.
- Drive evaluation and guardrail frameworks for ensuring AI reliability, safety, and performance.
- Collaboration & Mentorship
- Partner with product managers and stakeholders to translate ambiguous business needs into technical solutions.
- Mentor engineers, review designs/code, and guide teams in applied AI best practices.
- Collaborate with security, compliance, and data teams to ensure responsible AI adoption.
- Innovation & Strategy
- Stay ahead of emerging LLM frameworks, orchestration tools, and AI agents.
- Identify opportunities for new AI-powered capabilities within existing systems.
- Contribute to long-term AI roadmap and platform strategy.
Qualifications:
- Technical Expertise
- Strong experience in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, LangGraph), and vector databases (Elasticsearch, Pinecone, etc.).
- Proven track record of building production-grade AI applications (bots, agents, RAG systems).
- Leadership & Influence
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ in applied AI/ML.
- Prior experience as a tech lead or staff-level engineer, influencing technical direction beyond a single team.
- Strong ability to communicate AI concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving
- Exceptional ability to abstract problems into AI-powered workflows.
- Skilled at balancing rapid prototyping with building for scale and reliability.
Nice-to-Have
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