Job Specifications
Tinder’s mission is to bring people together and create meaningful connections. For over 10 years, Tinder has been the place to meet new people. The new generations of daters think differently about relationships — today, they’re looking for more and new ways to connect and share experiences.
Our team in Ghent focuses on these New Experiences: we design, test, and build innovative features that enable new forms of discovery on top of the existing Tinder experience. During this internship, you’ll contribute to an experiment that brings this vision to life.
The Assignment
Develop an innovative feature that helps users find people in a new way and/or tools that enable this. You’ll collaborate with our multidisciplinary Product, Design, Engineering & Analytics team.
You’ll work in a mobile context (iOS or Android) or on the backend that powers the feature. During the intake interview, we’ll determine the exact scope of your project, based on your technical background and interests.
Possible Focus Areas
iOS / Android engineering:
Build a prototype using SwiftUI (iOS) or Kotlin (Android)
Integrate with Tinder’s existing design guidelines and animations.
Explore push notifications, in-app prompts, and micro-interactions.
Backend engineering:
Design an API
Store and retrieve user-generated content.
Experiment with real-time notifications or event-driven architecture.
Select and justify the appropriate database technology (relational, NoSQL, graph)
Expected deliverables
Proof of Concept of the feature (working app flow or backend service)
Research & recommendations on architecture
Documentation of the design (API schemas, wireframes, flowcharts)
Final presentation to the team with lessons learned and a demo of the PoC
Technology stack
iOS: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit
Android: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose
Backend: Typescript, Java
Databank: DynamoDB, ElasticSearch
CI/CD: Docker, Kubernetes
UX/UI: Figma, Tinder Design System
Way of Working
You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team with product, design, engineering, and analytics
Agile approach: weekly check-ins, demos, and quick feedback loops
Access to real user research methodologies we use daily: interviews, surveys, and usability testing
What You’ll Learn
How to build an app with millions of users worldwide.
How to work in an international, multidisciplinary team.
How to make an impact with state-of-the-art mobile & backend technologies.
How to go through the entire process — from idea to prototype to live test
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
About the Company
Match Group is on a mission to spark meaningful connections for every single person in the world. Founded 25-years ago, Match pioneered the concept of online dating and continues to foster innovation in the online dating industry daily. With more than 20 offices around the world, the company operates more than 45 brands under its portfolio including Match, OkCupid, Tinder, and Hinge. Today, hundreds of millions of singles have found a meaningful connection using a Match Group product.
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