Engineering Manager, Mobile Release
Hinge
Software Engineering, Other Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2023
Our Mission
As humans, there are few things more exciting than meeting someone new. At Tinder, we’re inspired by the challenge of keeping the magic of human connection alive. With tens of millions of users, hundreds of millions of downloads, 2+ billion swipes per day, 20+ million matches per day, and a presence in 190+ countries, our reach is expansive—and rapidly growing.
We work together to solve complex problems. Behind the simplicity of every match, we think deeply about human relationships, behavioral science, network economics, AI and ML, online and real-world safety, cultural nuances, loneliness, love, sex, and more.
Our Values
• Member Safety: Our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community
• Diversity: We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members
• Authenticity + Collaboration: We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment
• Big Ideas: We champion and rally behind big ideas, empowering people to think and act differently and to be unafraid of having a strong point of view
• Innovation: We never stand still; we’re inspired to build for what’s next, and we must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn
We are expanding a Release team within Tinder’s Foundations pillar to continue to deliver a best-in-class product that safeguards our members’ experience and supports Tinder’s mission. As an Engineering Manager on the Mobile Release team, you will partner directly with Product and Engineering leadership to maintain and improve Tinder's product release and quality.
Please note this position can be located in West Hollywood, San Francisco, or Palo Alto.
What You'll Do:
- Grow and lead a team of engineers to create and maintain processes that best serve software quality across Tinder engineering/product teams.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, analytics, and design to deliver product features on time and quality.
- Lead the app store meta-data and oversee the app submission process (including localization, branch cut, pre-submission testing, app regression testing, etc.).
- Maintain and improve the release process for handling urgent hotfixes and release approval requests.
- Address any mobile app release rejections while coordinating with key partners in a timely manner.
- Drive the critical conversations between Apple, Google, Tinder business development, and Match Group program management to smoothen the release process.
- Co-own the top-of-funnel metrics with the marketing and business development teams and identify opportunities for in-app events, custom product pages, and optimization.
- Establish engineering org-wide release and test quality transparency via a comprehensive reporting solution.
- Work closely with the platform team to improve the quality of mobile regression testing.
- Drive strategic plans and tactical execution that align with business goals.
- Establish standard processes in release management.
- Lead and mentor team members to reach their full potential.
What You'll Need:
- 3+ years of technical leadership experience.
- 5+ years of release management or engineering experience.
- Strong ownership and accountability to be responsible for the release process and quality.
- Maintain and improve team project management rituals either Scrum or Kanban.
- Hands on experience in delivering and maintaining quality of large-scale, end-to-end (consumer-facing) apps/systems.
- Passion for taking initiatives and driving high leverage solutions in a rapidly-changing environment.
- Wisdom on technical trade offs, strong sense of ownership and execution.
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills with the ability to advocate and present to non-technical audiences, including leadership, in an easily digestible manner.
- Desire and ability to grow, inspire and empower the team to go above and beyond.
- Experience working autonomously with multiple teams across backend, iOS, Android, Web platforms, data, product, analytics, design, business development and external vendors.
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience in mobile app release management.
- Experience in AWS stack – especially with mobile emphasis.
- Experience in various testing SaaS solutions such as Testrails and Applitools.
- Have experience with setting up and managing one of the listed CI systems such as Jenkins, BuildKite, CIrcleCi, Bitrise.
- Experience in accessibility and localization testing.
- Have enterprise experience to work with native test automation solutions such as XCUITest and Espresso.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Tinder, we don’t just accept difference, we celebrate it. We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences. Learn more here: https://www.lifeattinder.com/dei
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