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Senior Software Engineer – Trust & Safety

Bumble Inc.
8 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Austin, Texas, United States
$190,000 - $215,000 USD yearly
Engineer

At Bumble, our mission is to create a world where all relationships are healthy and equitable. The Trust & Safety team plays a critical role in bringing this to life - building systems that protect our community and ensure millions of people can connect with confidence.

As a Senior Software Engineer within Trust & Safety, you’ll help shape the core infrastructure that detects, prevents, and responds to harmful behavior at scale. This is deeply impactful work, combining strong engineering fundamentals with AI-powered technologies to build intelligent, proactive safety systems. You’ll collaborate with a passionate, cross-functional team and play a key role in evolving a platform that puts people first.

We move with purpose and care - balancing speed with responsibility - and we’re looking for someone who shares our commitment to innovation, curiosity, and protecting our users.

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What You'll do
  • Deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable code that strengthens Bumble’s Trust & Safety systems and protects our global community
  • Contribute across the full development lifecycle, from design through deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, and product partners to build systems that proactively detect and prevent harm
  • Guide and mentor engineers, sharing best practices and fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity, and continuous learning
  • Take ownership of complex technical problems, driving solutions from insight to impact with an agile mindset
  • Leverage AI tools to accelerate development, run operations, improve code quality, and enhance problem-solving efficiency, while applying strong human judgment and accountability
  • Champion responsible and inclusive use of AI in engineering workflows, ensuring outputs are accurate, unbiased, and aligned with user safety principles
  • Help shape a fast-moving, high-impact engineering culture that values innovation and respect for our users


About You
  • Typically requires 3–5 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills
  • Strong experience writing production-level software in at least one modern programming language
  • Proven ability to deliver complex projects end-to-end and take ownership of outcomes
  • Effective collaborator who works cross-functionally and communicates clearly with technical and non-technical partners
  • Demonstrates an agile mindset, adapting quickly and seeing work through from idea to impact
  • Comfortable using AI-powered tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Copilot) to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and learning speed
  • Experience with ML-assisted development workflows and experimentation
  • Applies AI thoughtfully and responsibly -validating outputs, identifying bias or errors, and using human judgment in decision-making
  • Strong curiosity and a growth mindset, with a desire to explore new technologies and continuously improve


Nice to Haves
  • Experience with relational and non-relational databases
  • Experience with cloud platforms (eg AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (eg Docker, Kubernetes), and deployment pipelines
  • Experience in Trust & Safety, machine learning systems, or recommendation systems


Location
  • This role is based in Austin, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office, so that you’re able to come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams.
  • We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office Monday - Wednesday.

Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time


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$190,000 - $215,000 a year
For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location. This position is also typically eligible to participate in our short- and long-term incentive programs. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match, Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy.
  • Maven Fertility: $10,000 lifetime benefit for fertility, adoption, abortion care, and more.
  • 26 Weeks Parental Leave: For both primary and secondary caregivers.
  • Family & Compassionate Leave: Inclusive of domestic violence recovery.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need.
  • Company-wide Week Off: Annual collective rest for the entire company.
  • Focus Fridays: No meetings, emails, or deadlines—just deep work.
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