Senior Software Engineer - BeeAI

Company Mission At Bumble, we’re on a mission to create a world where all relationships are healthy and equitable. The Bee AI team is reimagining how people meet by introducing an intelligent, AI‑powered product that sits alongside Bumble Date, helping members connect in more curated, thoughtful, and human ways while preserving the magic of matching and conversation at the core of the Bumble experience. Product Vision : Role Overview As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help shape and scale the systems powering this next generation of connection. Bee is already live and evolving quickly, and this role will play an important part in building intelligent agent experiences that guide interactions, enhance matchmaking, and continuously learn from member behaviour. You’ll contribute to how AI shows up responsibly and meaningfully in people’s experiences, bringing curiosity, strong engineering judgment, and a commitment to thoughtful experimentation. Responsibilities Design, build, and improve production AI agent systems for Bee, helping create more curated and engaging ways for members to connect within an AI‑driven product experience Develop and maintain Python‑based backend services and agent workflows using PydanticAI and GCP, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and operational reliability Contribute to agent development practices including prompt management, context orchestration, response schema design, fallback handling, and versioning approaches Build and improve evaluation tooling and feedback loops for AI systems, including experimentation frameworks, telemetry, monitoring, and agent performance analysis Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to translate ambiguous opportunities into high‑quality shipped features and iterative product improvements Apply strong engineering judgment to responsible AI development by assessing outputs for quality, safety, transparency, and bias while ensuring appropriate human oversight Contribute to technical direction and code quality standards through thoughtful system design, peer collaboration, mentoring, and pragmatic decision‑making Work cross‑functionally, take ownership of delivery, and adapt quickly as priorities evolve, demonstrating an agile mindset and embodying our Bumble values of Curiosity, Respect, and Excellence Qualifications Typically requires 6–8 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills Strong software engineering experience building and operating scalable backend systems, with deep expertise in Python development Experience building AI‑powered product experiences or backend systems that support AI and ML workflows, ideally including AI agents, prompt orchestration, or evaluation tooling Comfortable working with schema‑validated LLM interactions, prompt structures, context management, and production safeguards for reliable AI behaviour Experience with cloud infrastructure on GCP and understanding how to design systems with strong observability, resilience, and operational clarity Independent problem solving, sound judgment, and effective collaboration within cross‑functional teams Experience using experimentation, instrumentation, monitoring, and feedback loops to improve system quality and product outcomes over time Effective communication across disciplines, clear technical and non‑technical communication, and demonstration of ownership from insight through delivery Use of AI thoughtfully in your own work to improve efficiency, quality, and learning while applying responsible, inclusive, and human‑centred practices in how AI is developed and deployed 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 Compensation Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job‑related considerations. Benefits & Perks Insurance: 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 401(k) 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 Premium App Access EEO & Inclusion Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non‑binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We’re happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don’t hesitate to let us know how we can help. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bumble Inc.