Pretty rare opportunity - Software Engineer Tinder Employee Review

5.0
29 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Tinder's at a sweet spot where its user base is big enough that anything you work on reaches a lot of people, but the company is small and young enough that every person has the opportunity to work on meaningful problems. - The people are all really cool, down-to-earth, and smart. - Huge opportunity for career growth for those who are hungry. - The West Hollywood location is super unique and within walking distance to tons of bars and restaurants. - There are a ton of engineering challenges to solve because the original app was written hastily. - The caliber of engineers has gone way up in the last year. - The leadership team is focused on listening to the team and fixing issues that need to be fixed. I think this could be done more proactively, but at least it's happening.

Cons

Not enough focus on our mission and taking the product to the next level. Many people in the team are disconnected from how the product really works and who our users are. This is somewhat natural because so many people are in relationships or married, but we should do more to help with this. I wish there were more opportunities to connect with people from across the company and offices (WH and PA). 200 is still a pretty small company and all of the teams are really cool, so more mixing of people and ideas would be great. The pay is relatively competitive and better than many companies, but if you're at the top of your industry you'll probably get better offers elsewhere.

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Tinder Response
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Thank you so much for taking to time to provide your feedback. We’re thrilled to hear that you are enjoying working at Tinder. We are glad you've noticed that our leadership team is deeply committed to listening to feedback from employees and addressing issues that need attention. We will continue to look for more opportunities to help connect employees across offices and group companies. We certainly agree that this important and will generate a lot of value. Thanks again for taking the time to share.

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