Principal Software Engineer, AI & Matching

Lead AI & Matching systems development, focusing on scalable, low-latency production services.

• •As a Principal Software Engineer, AI & Matching at Bumble, you will define and build the next generation of systems that make Bumble smarter, more adaptive, and more helpful for members.
• •This is a highly technical leadership role focused on designing and scaling core matching, recommendation, retrieval, ranking, and agentic AI systems.
• •Key Responsibilities Lead the architecture and technical direction for matching and AI agent systems.
• •Design and build high-scale, low-latency production services for retrieval, ranking, and recommendations.
• •Drive the evolution of Bumble's matching architecture, integrating models, business logic, and real-time signals.
• •Partner with ML engineers to productionize models for training, inference, and continuous improvement.
• •Help define how AI agents can be safely and effectively integrated into the Bumble experience.
• •Requirements Deep expertise as a software engineer building large-scale distributed systems.
• •Strong track record designing and operating production recommendation, matching, or ranking systems.
• •Experience building systems that integrate machine learning models into real-time product experiences.