Lead Go/ PHP Engineer - Recommendations

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Argo, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Machine learning techniques, MySQL, PHP Programming, SQL

Job Description

Bumble is in search of a Lead Software Engineer in Go/PHP to contribute to the continuous advancement and maintenance of our expansive Internal recommendation engine. The Recommendation team is dedicated to curating tailored suggestions, ensuring the right individuals connect with the right audience at the right time. Our responsibilities extend to the foundational matchmaking algorithms driving both Badoo and Bumble applications.

This pivotal role zeroes in on the vital low-level components of our engine, offering you the chance to shape the experiences of millions of users worldwide. With deep integration with AI-powered technologies, we build a dual-side recommendation system which creates millions of new connections for our customers.

Situated within the Data and Services Group, this role is integral to furnishing the core functionalities of our applications. We emphasize scalability, reliability, performance, and reusability to cater to the demands of end-users and developers alike. Our overarching goal is to develop a balanced recommendation system aligned with business objectives, ensuring each problem domain is addressed comprehensively.

What you'll do

• Participate in the creation of our Recommendation system, including things like:
• Driving large backend projects leading a working group of engineers (backend/data science / ML)
• Support existing services written in C and Go. Regular maintenance of the system and aligning it with existing data governance requirements
• Writing services and running them in the cloud and on-prem data centres using contemporary technologies like K8s, ArgoCD, and Vault.
• Support our critical Go/PHP based backend software, optimised for performance and reliability, holding data for hundreds of millions of users, and interacting via GRPC.
• Implement AI-driven models for surviving our customers' requests and enhancing the existing system capabilities
• Optimise backend code, look for bottlenecks and maintain the health of your services in production
• Suggest and implement innovative solutions
• Proactively communicate with colleagues to refine application design
• Actively participate in the whole process of development, from initial design to deployment and support

About you

• A Computer Science/tech-related degree is highly desirable
• Go language proficiency
• Experience in relational databases and SQL, preferably MySQL
• Knowledge of nix console environment
• Experience in PHP language is a bonus
• Proven experience driving large backend projects with multiple people involved
• Stong collaboration skills
• Strong will to learn new technologies
• Solid communication skills and team-working capability