Senior Software Engineer - Date at Bumble Inc.
US TX Austin
$190,000–$215,000
Jul 9, 2026
US TX Austin
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role focused on designing, building, and maintaining scalable cloud-based systems for a dating platform. The position involves owning projects across the full development lifecycle, contributing to architectural decisions, and mentoring less experienced engineers. It suits someone with solid backend and cloud infrastructure experience who is comfortable working independently within a cross-functional team.
Mid level · 4+ years · Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,000 people in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 750–1,300
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $137,069 (middle half $106,287–$172,440).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The title says 'Senior' but the minimum experience gate is only 4–5 years of backend engineering, which aligns more with a Mid-level role on a standard career ladder. Seniority is assessed as Mid accordingly.
Backend language requirement lists Java, Python, Node.js, and Kotlin as interchangeable options — Java is used as the primary with the others captured as alternatives.
Cloud experience (2+ years) specifies GCP as preferred but the phrasing 'cloud environments (preferably GCP)' indicates GCP is not a hard gate on the specific platform; AWS and Azure are listed as alternatives. The 2-year cloud experience itself is a hard requirement.
Docker and Kubernetes are listed together as 'containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes' — treated as interchangeable alternatives under one skill.
Terraform is listed under 'Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform)' — 'familiarity' softens this to preferred.
Microservices and REST/secure API design appear in the requirements section but name architectural patterns rather than specific named tools; they are listed as preferred to avoid over-counting hard gates on non-tool concepts. The JD uses 'exposure to' language for these.
No compensation figures are provided; the posting states final compensation will be determined based on qualifications.
Role is hybrid (Mon–Wed onsite in Austin); not fully remote.
No visa sponsorship available per the posting.
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