Inclusion at Bumble Inc.
Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.
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About Us
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.
What you'll do
We are looking for an experienced engineer with strong Linux and system-level expertise who can operate autonomously in complex production environments. The candidate must be able to independently troubleshoot incidents, lead and support post-incident service recovery, and drive improvements to overall system stability, performance, and observability.We are looking for a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong background in Linux infrastructure and third-party system operations. This role focuses on managing and optimizing large-scale environments (5,000+ hosts) running technologies like Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes. The position does not involve application development but requires deep operational expertise and solid troubleshooting skills.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in Linux system administration or SRE rolesProven experience managing large-scale infrastructure environmentsStrong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills at the infrastructure levelBasic scripting/automation experience (Bash, Python)Familiarity with IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet)Knowledge of distributed systems and container orchestration (Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.)Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Location
This role is based in Austin, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office, so that you’re able to come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams. We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office 3x/weekOn-call rotation: one week every 4–5 weeks (24x7 coverage).Regular maintenance outside of business hours is generally not expected.Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time
Why join us?
Own meaningful projects that directly impact millions of Bumble users.Learn and grow in a high-performing engineering team committed to mentorship and learning.Be part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy. Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world-class benefits.
