Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Founded in Vancouver, Canada in 2003, Plenty of Fish is one of the early pioneers in the online dating industry, with one of the largest and most diverse communities of singles. We're one of the top revenue-driving brands in the Match Group (comprised of Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge and Match.com).

We love what we do, and have the ability to profoundly impact millions of people's lives every single day! Named one of BC’s Top Employers, Plenty of Fish is a great place to build friendships, grow your career and collaborate with top talent.

We work hybrid at Plenty of Fish - IRL in our downtown Vancouver office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and work remotely the remainder of the week! (Please note that there may be some roles that require more than 3 days.)

We are seeking a highly skilled and ownership-driven Senior Backend Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in designing and building the backend systems that power our platform, supporting millions of users around the world. You’ll work with passionate engineers in a collaborative and fast-paced environment where your ideas and contributions will have direct impact.

We’re a small, tight-knit team within Match Group (home to Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and more), and we’re on a mission to create the most dates worldwide.

What You'll Do:

• Own decisions related to feature- or system-level quality, reliability, efficiency, and performance.
• Design and build high-performance, highly-available, and mission-critical backend applications.
• Demonstrate sound engineering judgment and apply best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Understand our current technology stack and contribute to the evolution of our future technical direction.
• Build tools and automation that improve observability, scalability, and serviceability of systems.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams—sharing knowledge, facilitating learning, and contributing to a culture of constant improvement.

We Could Be a Match if You Have:

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development using .NET / .NET Core with C#.
• Hands-on experience designing and building microservices and backend applications at scale.
• Strong experience developing RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL
• Experience building event-driven systems using Kafka or similar message queues.
• Ability to design, architect, test, debug, and document clean, maintainable code.
• Familiarity with design patterns, architectural principles, and best practices for scalable systems.
• Skills in test-driven development (TDD) and creating unit and integration tests.
• Experience being security-conscious, with an understanding of data protection and best practices for safeguarding confidential information.

The compensation range listed above is representative of the base salary offered.

Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in Vancouver, Canada. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

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We would love to hear from you, even if you don't match 100% of the requirements

Why Plenty of Fish?

• We're recognized as one of BC's Top Employers 2025%3A&text=Plenty%20of%20Fish%20supports%20a,lunches%2C%20available%20Monday%20through%20Wednesday)
• Generous vacation, flex days, professional development days
• RRSP matching, and employee stock purchase plan
• Professional development budget and unlimited access to Udemy from day one
• Match Group mentorship program
• Parental leave top up and fertility preservation benefits
• Extended health & dental benefits from day one
• Corporate ClassPass membership and other wellness benefits
• And many more on our careers page

Our Values

• Be Proud - We own our ship. We see challenges as opportunities and take action.
• Make Waves - We profoundly impact millions of peoples' lives, every day.
• Dive Deep - We empathize with our members and use data to surface thoughtful decisions.
• Crew Together - We're all working towards the same goals and win as a team.

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We’re committed to creating an equal and inclusive environment; we welcome all crew (and prospective crew) members regardless of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, conviction unrelated to employment, or any other prohibited ground of discrimination recognized by applicable law. Plenty of Fish is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process — such as during pre-employment testing or interviews — please indicate this by selecting “Yes” in the accommodation request field. We’ll reach out to discuss your needs if you're selected for the interview stage.

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