Dating Turned Digital: Inside the Bumble Tech Organization
Get to know one of the first dating and connection apps built with women at the center! Tune in for an inside look at what it means to be an engineer at Bumble. We dive into how they support two of the world’s biggest dating and connection apps with millions of customers worldwide, why you'll love their inclusive…
About this event
Get to know one of the first dating and connection apps built with women at the center!
Tune in for an inside look at what it means to be an engineer at Bumble. We dive into how they support two of the world’s biggest dating and connection apps with millions of customers worldwide, why you'll love their inclusive company culture, upcoming projects, and more.
You’ll…
- Hear an honest, inside perspective on working at Bumble.
- Gain career advice from industry leaders.
Agenda:
- 12:00 PM BST / 7:00 AM ET - PowerToFly Kickoff
- 12:05 PM BST / 7:05 AM ET - Welcome Address from Kelly Tran, Engineering and Product Relations Manager
- 12:15 PM BST / 7:15 AM ET - Panel Discussion Featuring:
- Aideen Farrell, Engineering Manager
- Joana Estafanell, Android Developer
- Laura Mitchell, Data Scientist Lead
- Jerilyn Gonçalves, iOS Developer
- 1:00 PM BST / 8:00 AM ET - Audience Q+A
- 1:25 PM BST / 8:25 AM ET - Closing Remarks from PowerToFly
- 1:30 PM BST / 8:30 AM ET - Event Concludes
About Bumble: Bumble is the parent company that operates Badoo and Bumble, two of the world’s largest dating and connection apps with millions of customers globally. Their group mission is to create a world where all relationships are healthy and equitable. Bumble app was founded in 2014 by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, and they’re flipping traditional gender norms so that women have to make the first move. Bumble has facilitated over a billion women-led first moves and over fifteen billion messages sent.
About PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a women-run platform that works with companies to identify skilled professionals for networking and recruiting opportunities. Over the past few years, we’ve produced 1,000+ events across the world with brands like Facebook, Slack, Microsoft, and Deloitte, resulting in countless hires.
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Meet the speakers
Kelly Tran
Engineering and Product Relations Manager
Kelly has been with the Bumble team for over seven years. In her role as an Engineering & Product Relations Manager, she defines the strategy to grow the engineering and product teams in the UK and EMEA. She finds the tech industry inspiring and, for her, it is more than a job. She creates strong bonds with developers and fosters a supportive environment where they can help each other and feel like a family. Prior to Bumble, Kelly was a Europe Project Manager at BeMyApp.
Aideen Farrell
Engineering Manager
Aideen joined Bumble about one year ago as a Senior Engineer Manager. Prior, she worked in technology at companies like Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Travelport. Some of her skills include corporate travel, resource management, agile & waterfall methodologies, consultancy, Innovation, application design and architecture, OTA optimisation, and bridging the gap between business and technical strategy.
Joana Estafanell
Android Developer
Joana joined Bumble about a year ago as an Android Developer. In her role, she works on Video-gamification POD. This involves using video, games, and gamification mechanics to create meaningful shared experiences. Joana is in love with Kotlin and MVVM, high-quality products and readable code, and learning coroutines/ enjoying its simplification. Prior to Bumble, she was an Android Engineer at Xceed.
Laura Mitchell
Data Scientist Lead
Laura has been with Bumble for six years, during which time she's grown from a Lead Data Scientist to a Data Science Manager. She has over 10 years of experience in the tech and data science space. Laura is also a published author in the field of Artificial Intelligence and have both hands-on and leadership experience in the delivery of projects using natural language processing, computer vision and recommender systems, from initial conception through to production.
Jerilyn Gonçalves
iOS Developer
Jerilyn joined Bumble one year ago as an iOS Developer. She's been working as an iOS developer for over 6 years internationally. Her experience includes developing and testing iOS apps in Swift and Objective-C, following clean code design patterns. Prior to Bumble, Jerilyn was an iOS Developer at Gigigo Group.
Bumble
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, and Fruitz. The Bumble platform enables people to connect and build equitable and healthy relationships. Founded by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Fruitz, founded in 2017, encourages open and honest communication of dating intentions through playful fruit metaphors.
We’re a diverse and international bunch, with over 700 employees working across four key offices in Austin, London, and Barcelona. We also have employees working in other parts of the world too, including Germany, Australia, Mexico and India.
We are always looking for motivated people from around the world who are collaborative, share our values, and bring with them diverse perspectives and experiences.
Learn more about our apps:
Bumble App
Bumble is a connections app built by women, for everyone. Founded in 2014 by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, the goal was to challenge and change the rules of dating. To flip traditional gender norms, women have to make the first move.
Today, people use Bumble to connect with confidence in love, life, and work. Since 2014, Bumble has facilitated over a billion women-led first moves and over fifteen billion messages sent. Bumble is available in 150 countries.
Badoo
Launched in 2006, Badoo is the dating app that encourages its users to date honestly. Badoo operates in 190 countries and is available in 51 different languages, making it the world's most widely-used dating network.
Fruitz
Fruitz was founded in Paris in 2017 by Julian Kabab, Fabrice Bascoulergue and Arnaud Ruols, and has become one of the fastest growing dating apps in Europe. The French app encourages open and honest communication of dating intentions through four playful fruit metaphors - cherries, grapes, watermelons, and peaches.
Engineering at Bumble
Every day, the products that we build touch millions of customers globally. With more than 300 engineers, our teams are obsessed with solving challenging and interesting problems. Our culture of innovation and our strong ability to execute allows us to build products that can truly change the trajectory of someone’s life by allowing them to find the connection they are looking for. This translates to a very powerful, tech-enriching, and unique feeling we all share and are very proud of as Bumble engineers. You’ll find our Engineering teams working on both Bumble and Badoo in the UK and Spain.
Our Values
- Growth
- Make the First Move
- Honesty
- Kindness
- Accountability
- Inclusivity
Our Benefits
The best way to create a more equitable and healthy world is by starting within. Wherever you join us, we offer a highly competitive benefits package to keep you happy and healthy so you can focus on your work. Our benefits are designed to support you both inside and outside of work.
From those important essentials like health insurance, mental health support and a learning and development budget, to the fun stuff like Bumble merchandise, Friday team lunches and Premium app access!
Join our team
We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. Bumble is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.
In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example: she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs).The minute you start working here, you become an integral part of Bumble and its future. Every job in our company is important. You’ll play a key role in the continued growth of our company.
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