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Grindr

Staff Full Stack Engineer, Health

Grindr

. Own the design and development of Grindr's health web experiences, from UI architecture through to the APIs they depend on .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • United StatesLead💰 $190,000 - $254,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing health web experiences, with a strong focus on frontend technologies such as TypeScript, Next.js, and React, as well as backend services using Kotlin and AWS. Proven ability to optimize performance and reliability in consumer-facing web products while mentoring team members and collaborating across distributed teams.

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TypeScript DevelopmentNext.js Application DevelopmentReact Frontend DevelopmentKotlin Backend ServicesAWS Cloud Services

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringFrontend ArchitecturePerformance OptimizationState ManagementComponent DesignService APIsData ProcessingMicroservice ArchitectureNode ApplicationsJVM Applications
Soft Skills
CollaborationMentoringAdaptabilityProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
RedisPostgresKafkaAWS Services
Industry Keywords
Healthcare TechnologyUser-Facing Web ApplicationsDistributed TeamsStartup Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSCloudJavaJavaScriptKafkaKotlinNext.jsNode.jsPostgresReactRedisScalaTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the design and development of Grindr's health web experiences, from UI architecture through to the APIs they depend on
  • Serve as one of the first full-time engineers in the healthcare vertical
  • Own existing platforms such as woodwork.com and build user-facing experiences for new health-focused investments
  • Work across frontend and backend systems to architect, ship, and scale health products
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to turn designs into polished, accessible, high-performing features
  • Build and maintain frontend applications using TypeScript, Next.js, and React
  • Contribute to Kotlin backend services and integrations using Redis, Postgres, Kafka, and AWS services
  • Guide data-driven adoption of new technologies, architectures, and workflows
  • Own frontend performance, reliability, and quality
  • Participate in optimization and incident management
  • Mentor team members through pairing sessions, code reviews, and architecture reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong focus on building user-facing web applications
  • Deep experience with TypeScript, Next.js, React, and modern frontend tooling
  • Experience building scalable frontend architecture, including state management, component design, and performance optimization
  • Working experience with backend systems, including service APIs, data processing, and messaging services, in a microservice-based architecture
  • Experience building on cloud services; AWS preferred
  • Passion for testing software and systems
  • Experience shipping production Node and JVM applications (Java, Kotlin, Scala)
  • Experience operating consumer-facing web products at scale, where performance and reliability are critical
  • Experience working on distributed teams across time zones and borders
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment and manage multiple initiatives
  • Ability to work in person at the Palo Alto office on Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Authorization to work in the United States for any employer is requested in the application

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Full premium health, dental, and vision coverage for you; partial coverage for dependents
  • Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, including IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption
  • 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting
  • Company bonus
  • Equity for every employee
  • Gender-affirming care with up to 90% cost coverage
  • Access to Included Health
  • Monthly stipends for HRT, cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Two company-wide rest weeks per year
  • Breakfast and lunch