Bumble Inc. · 4 days ago
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Matching and Recommendations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$345K/yr - $410K/yr
10+ years expBumble Inc. is dedicated to creating healthy and equitable relationships through its platforms. The Principal Machine Learning Engineer will lead the technical strategy for AI and Machine Learning systems, driving innovations in recommendations and user personalization while ensuring responsible AI practices.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Define and lead the technical strategy for AI and Machine Learning systems that power recommendations, ranking, and personalization across Bumble products, delivering measurable improvements in user engagement and safety
Design, develop, and deploy production-grade models using modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch , ensuring scalability and reliability in high-traffic environments
Build and deploy production AI Agents using raw and fine-tuned foundational Large Language Models (LLMs), along with sub-agents, tools, and MCP integrations
Architect end-to-end ML pipelines, integrating data processing (e.g. Spark, Airflow) with model training, evaluation, and deployment workflows
Drive experimentation frameworks, including A/B testing and offline evaluation, to continuously improve model performance and product outcomes
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data leadership to translate business challenges into impactful ML solutions, collaborating with purpose and influencing at senior levels
Mentor and elevate senior individual contributors, fostering a culture of Excellence, Curiosity, and continuous learning across the ML community
Take ownership of complex, ambiguous problem spaces, seeing initiatives through from insight to impact while adapting approaches with an agile mindset
Champion responsible AI practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and user safety are embedded into all machine learning systems
Qualification
Required
Typically requires 10–15 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills
Deep expertise in machine learning, with hands-on experience building and deploying large-scale systems in production environments
Strong proficiency in Python and at least one major ML framework (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow), with experience in areas such as recommendation systems, ranking models, or NLP
Expertise in prompting and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) and building production AI Agents
Proven experience designing scalable data and ML pipelines using tools such as Spark, Airflow, or similar distributed systems
Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior individual contributor, influencing technical strategy and decision-making without direct authority
Experience partnering effectively across functions, collaborating with purpose and taking ownership of outcomes in complex organisational environments
A track record of mentoring and uplifting others, role modelling Respect and Excellence while building inclusive, high-performing teams
Strong AI fluency, with the ability to independently design, evaluate, and optimise ML systems, and guide others in the responsible and effective application of AI
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision, 30-day eligibility.
Unlimited PTO + 1 company-wide week off + Focus Fridays every week
Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance
401k with 4% company match if you contribute 6%, 90-day eligibility
Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line
Maternity and Fertility benefit + 26 week paid parental leave
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Company
Bumble Inc.
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Founder and CEO
Anu Subramanian
CFO
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