Tinder's engineering team drives the world's leading mobile platform for meaningful connections, processing billions of interactions daily from our Los Angeles headquarters. As a Backend Engineer Intern, you'll dive into the core systems that ensure seamless, reliable experiences for users worldwide, contributing directly to features that spark real-world relationships in a fast-paced general business environment. Daily work centers on developing and optimizing backend services using Java and Spring Boot, handling high-throughput data pipelines with Kafka for real-time match notifications. You'll debug and enhance RESTful APIs serving our iOS and Android apps, integrate with cloud infrastructure on AWS to manage petabyte-scale user data, and collaborate with frontend teams via agile sprints to deploy microservices that reduce latency by 30%. Expect to conduct code reviews, write unit tests with JUnit, and participate in on-call rotations for production monitoring using Datadog, all while tackling challenges like scaling during peak swiping hours. Current enrollment in a Computer Science or related bachelor's program, with at least one year of coursework in algorithms and data structures. Familiarity with backend development in Java or Python, basic SQL/NoSQL querying, and Git version control. Prior personal projects or open-source contributions demonstrating API design preferred. Proficiency in concurrent programming, containerization with Docker, and CI/CD pipelines. Strong analytical mindset for troubleshooting distributed systems, paired with clear communication for cross-team updates. Adaptability to iterative feedback and passion for user-centric solutions in social platforms. Tinder fosters a vibrant, inclusive culture where bold ideas thrive amid beachside LA vibes and collaborative pods. Interns shadow mentors, attend tech talks, and prototype innovations, paving paths to full-time roles amid diverse teams passionate about connection. Market-rate compensation includes health coverage, unlimited PTO, and commuter perks. Professional growth via workshops and networking events.