Bumble Inc.
Inclusion at Bumble Inc. 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. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc). Bumble is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain a stable, predictable, controllable, and secure network. This role will be based in London, reporting to the Senior Infrastructure Manager, Data Centre What you'll do Support and evolve Bumble's global network infrastructure across multiple data centres and offices, including diagnostics of network subsystems within Linux servers (primarily CentOS/RHEL). Improve network reliability and operational efficiency through configuration management, automation, and continuous optimisation of BAU tasks. Contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of cloud networking as we migrate a significant portion of our workloads into cloud environments. Collaborate closely with Systems Engineering and SRE teams, sharing networking expertise, participating in design reviews, and shaping resilient, secure platform architectures. Manage relationships with global service providers, including IP transit operators, to ensure optimal performance, availability, and accountability. Own IP address management, including subnet allocation, VLAN design, and maintaining accurate documentation. Strengthen Bumble's security posture by contributing to perimeter defence, segmentation strategy, and proactive threat prevention. Participate in the on-call rota to maintain platform availability and support timely incident response. Qualifications Must-Have Qualifications 3+ years of hands on Linux systems engineering experience (preferably rpm-based distributions such as RHEL or CentOS). Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills spanning application performance, traffic-delivery issues, and complex multi-layer networking challenges. Deep understanding of networking across L1-L4 and L7, including copper/optics, Ethernet, and static/dynamic routing. Production experience with IS-IS and BGP (OSPF familiarity beneficial). Extensive hands on experience with Juniper MX, SRX, and QFX devices. Practical experience implementing and supporting EVPN-VXLAN architectures. Strong background in load balancing (CARP, IPVS, userspace, or enterprise solutions) and packet filtering. Experience building and supporting cloud networking architectures (VPC structures, virtual routing, firewalling, hybrid connectivity, etc.). Proficiency with 802.1X, 802.1Q, and bonding/teaming at both the server and network hardware layers. Strong diagnostic capabilities with IPv4, ICMP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, and DNS (IPv6 is a plus). Ability to perform end to end troubleshooting-from switch ports and optical links down to Linux kernel networking, NIC behaviour, iptables/nftables, and iproute2. Experience designing or operating DDoS mitigation strategies. Proven effectiveness working within cross functional engineering teams. Experience supporting a segmented, heterogeneous network environment (300+ dataports). Solid understanding of information security principles with the ability to balance practicality and protection. Nice-to-Have Qualifications Experience working with CDNs and high traffic systems. Familiarity with network automation and infrastructure as code tooling (Terraform, Ansible, or similar). Exposure to network telemetry, observability systems, or flow analysis platforms. Experience designing or deploying IPv6 at scale. Background in collaborating within SRE or platform engineering environments. About Us Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring At Bumble, we may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process - such as helping us record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, and supporting job alignment by comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential roles that may be a good match. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay focused on you during our conversations. Importantly, all hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used only to support our team's efficiency and improve the candidate experience - not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy. Participation in AI supported interviews and conversations is completely voluntary and will not impact your candidacy. If you'd prefer to opt out, simply let your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call, or anytime during the interview or conversation. Summaries and related data are retained only as long as needed in line with our internal data retention policies. If at any point you'd like a transcription or summary deleted, please contact your recruiter directly. For further information on how we hold and manage your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Inclusion at Bumble Inc. 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. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc). Bumble is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain a stable, predictable, controllable, and secure network. This role will be based in London, reporting to the Senior Infrastructure Manager, Data Centre What you'll do Support and evolve Bumble's global network infrastructure across multiple data centres and offices, including diagnostics of network subsystems within Linux servers (primarily CentOS/RHEL). Improve network reliability and operational efficiency through configuration management, automation, and continuous optimisation of BAU tasks. Contribute to the design, implementation, and operation of cloud networking as we migrate a significant portion of our workloads into cloud environments. Collaborate closely with Systems Engineering and SRE teams, sharing networking expertise, participating in design reviews, and shaping resilient, secure platform architectures. Manage relationships with global service providers, including IP transit operators, to ensure optimal performance, availability, and accountability. Own IP address management, including subnet allocation, VLAN design, and maintaining accurate documentation. Strengthen Bumble's security posture by contributing to perimeter defence, segmentation strategy, and proactive threat prevention. Participate in the on-call rota to maintain platform availability and support timely incident response. Qualifications Must-Have Qualifications 3+ years of hands on Linux systems engineering experience (preferably rpm-based distributions such as RHEL or CentOS). Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills spanning application performance, traffic-delivery issues, and complex multi-layer networking challenges. Deep understanding of networking across L1-L4 and L7, including copper/optics, Ethernet, and static/dynamic routing. Production experience with IS-IS and BGP (OSPF familiarity beneficial). Extensive hands on experience with Juniper MX, SRX, and QFX devices. Practical experience implementing and supporting EVPN-VXLAN architectures. Strong background in load balancing (CARP, IPVS, userspace, or enterprise solutions) and packet filtering. Experience building and supporting cloud networking architectures (VPC structures, virtual routing, firewalling, hybrid connectivity, etc.). Proficiency with 802.1X, 802.1Q, and bonding/teaming at both the server and network hardware layers. Strong diagnostic capabilities with IPv4, ICMP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, and DNS (IPv6 is a plus). Ability to perform end to end troubleshooting-from switch ports and optical links down to Linux kernel networking, NIC behaviour, iptables/nftables, and iproute2. Experience designing or operating DDoS mitigation strategies. Proven effectiveness working within cross functional engineering teams. Experience supporting a segmented, heterogeneous network environment (300+ dataports). Solid understanding of information security principles with the ability to balance practicality and protection. Nice-to-Have Qualifications Experience working with CDNs and high traffic systems. Familiarity with network automation and infrastructure as code tooling (Terraform, Ansible, or similar). Exposure to network telemetry, observability systems, or flow analysis platforms. Experience designing or deploying IPv6 at scale. Background in collaborating within SRE or platform engineering environments. About Us Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring At Bumble, we may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process - such as helping us record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, and supporting job alignment by comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential roles that may be a good match. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay focused on you during our conversations. Importantly, all hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used only to support our team's efficiency and improve the candidate experience - not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy. Participation in AI supported interviews and conversations is completely voluntary and will not impact your candidacy. If you'd prefer to opt out, simply let your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call, or anytime during the interview or conversation. Summaries and related data are retained only as long as needed in line with our internal data retention policies. If at any point you'd like a transcription or summary deleted, please contact your recruiter directly. For further information on how we hold and manage your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Bumble Inc.
City, London
Inclusion at Bumble Inc. 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. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc). We are looking for an experienced engineer with strong Linux and system level expertise who can operate autonomously in complex production environments. You must be able to independently troubleshoot incidents, lead and support post incident service recovery, and drive improvements to overall system stability, performance, and observability. We are looking for a hands on Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong background in Linux infrastructure and third party system operations. This role focuses on managing and optimizing large scale environments (5,000+ hosts) running technologies like Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes. The position does not involve application development but requires deep operational expertise and solid troubleshooting skills. Responsibilities Troubleshoot incidents independently and lead post incident service recovery. Drive improvements to overall system stability, performance, and observability. Operate autonomously in complex production environments. Manage and optimize large scale infrastructure (5,000+ hosts) with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration or SRE roles. Proven experience managing large scale infrastructure environments. Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills at the infrastructure level. Basic scripting/automation experience (Bash, Python). Familiarity with IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet). Knowledge of distributed systems and container orchestration (Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.). Excellent communication and problem solving skills. Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time Location This role is based in the UK - our office is in Soho, London. On call rotation: one week every 4-5 weeks (24x7 coverage). Regular maintenance outside of business hours is generally not expected. Why join us? Own meaningful projects that directly impact millions of Bumble users. Learn and grow in a high performing engineering team committed to mentorship and learning. Be part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy. Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world class benefits. Privacy Policy
Inclusion at Bumble Inc. 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. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc). We are looking for an experienced engineer with strong Linux and system level expertise who can operate autonomously in complex production environments. You must be able to independently troubleshoot incidents, lead and support post incident service recovery, and drive improvements to overall system stability, performance, and observability. We are looking for a hands on Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong background in Linux infrastructure and third party system operations. This role focuses on managing and optimizing large scale environments (5,000+ hosts) running technologies like Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes. The position does not involve application development but requires deep operational expertise and solid troubleshooting skills. Responsibilities Troubleshoot incidents independently and lead post incident service recovery. Drive improvements to overall system stability, performance, and observability. Operate autonomously in complex production environments. Manage and optimize large scale infrastructure (5,000+ hosts) with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration or SRE roles. Proven experience managing large scale infrastructure environments. Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills at the infrastructure level. Basic scripting/automation experience (Bash, Python). Familiarity with IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet). Knowledge of distributed systems and container orchestration (Kafka, Kubernetes, etc.). Excellent communication and problem solving skills. Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time Location This role is based in the UK - our office is in Soho, London. On call rotation: one week every 4-5 weeks (24x7 coverage). Regular maintenance outside of business hours is generally not expected. Why join us? Own meaningful projects that directly impact millions of Bumble users. Learn and grow in a high performing engineering team committed to mentorship and learning. Be part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy. Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world class benefits. Privacy Policy