Engineering Manager - Coaching Backend

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Bumble is looking for a talented Engineering Manager to join the Coaching Backed team and help shape a brand-new, greenfield product that focuses on delivering in-app coaching solutions for our users. This new team will have the freedom to explore the latest technologies (within the boundaries of company-wide tech strategy) and modern tooling to create a robust and innovative experience. You’ll be leading a group of backend engineers, guiding them through strategic technical decisions, and fostering a collaborative, people-centric culture.

The Coaching Backed team is part of our strategic initiative to transform how people receive on-demand coaching throughout their dating journey, evolving our technology stack and processes to ensure a best-in-class experience.

The Engineering Manager in Bumble is a leadership role, focused on delivery, execution and engineering culture.

What you'll do:

Design, deliver and own the services, APIs and overall backed architecture underpinning a greenfield project in our portfolio of apps

Collaborate with engineers to ensure our architectural choices and tech stack (PHP currently, Kotlin in the future) align with the broader tech and product strategy

Help the entire Bumble technology team transition to modern practices and frameworks, leveraging experience in migrations, evolutions, and large-scale transformations

Drive continuous improvement in processes, ensuring the team meets quality standards and delivery commitments while maintaining an inclusive, high-performance culture

Create tangible objectives that link team deliverables with overall business and engineering visions. Monitor progress and provide visibility to all stakeholders

Actively spot dependencies, inefficiencies, or roadblocks, pushing for both short- and long-term resolutions

Partner closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align on priorities, share knowledge, and encourage best practices

Oversee career development for direct reports, setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and ensuring team members have a clear path for progression

Be an ambassador of Bumble Inc. culture and values, who sets the standards by example

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About you:

4–5 years of people management experience in an engineering environment (backend or full-stack mobile-first preferred)

Proven track record of leading engineering transformations, such as migrating legacy systems to modern tech stacks or driving large-scale technical shifts

Comfortable working in agile or hybrid delivery environments, with a collaborative and adaptable mindset

Ready to champion and educate others on modern product engineering practices and ways of working

Able to balance strategic and tactical demands, challenging the status quo and empowering your team to innovate

Strong interpersonal and communication skills: You build trust with stakeholders, champion a positive team environment, and ensure clarity in goals and execution

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, Fruitz and Official. 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 centre and connects people across dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble BFF) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Fruitz, founded in 2017, encourages open and honest communication of dating intentions through playful fruit metaphors. Official is an app for couples that promotes open and honest communication between partners and was founded in 2020.

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