Staff Full Stack Engineer

Benefits

Parental leave

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Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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• Surrogacy assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Staff Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

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Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Staff Full Stack Engineer Chicago, IL, United States Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see. This role sits on the Ecosystem Health team and owns the end-to-end stack behind Grindr's moderation - the tools used by human moderators, automated photo moderation, fraud and spam prevention, and regulatory compliance . As a Staff engineer, you'll set the technical direction for how we architect, ship, and scale these systems, working across the front-end and back-end with equal fluency. You'll partner directly with Product, Design, Marketing, and Backend Platform to make decisions that show up in production within weeks, not quarters. The systems you build are trusted by millions of users to protect their privacy and serve them reliably at scale. At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode. Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts. It's about doing great work without burning out. Outcomes over outputs. Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives. This is a hybrid role based in our Chicago and will require you to be in person Tuesdays and Thursdays. About the Job: - Set the technical direction for Grindr's moderation systems - architect, build, and deliver applications and services that span the full stack and work seamlessly across devices - Be the point person

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