Director of Engineering - AI Accelerator

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We’re building an AI Accelerator team at Bumble to drive engineering productivity and internal operational efficiency across the company. This hands-on, entrepreneurial engineering leadership role will lead a small, high-performing technical team focused on identifying, prototyping, and integrating AI tools that streamline internal workflows, enhance developer velocity, and support key functions like Engineering, Trust & Safety and Marketing.

This role will work in close partnership with other AI initiatives across the company to help transform Bumble's overall AI capabilities. It will focus specifically on internal enablement, such as automation, operational tooling, and developer efficiency.

• Build and lead a high-performing technical team to drive internal AI adoption.
• Focus on Engineering as the top priority, with later expansion to other internal functions such as Trust & Safety & Marketing
• Partner with engineering and operations leads to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for efficiency gains using AI.
• Rapidly prototype and test AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Lovable etc.) and determine fit for integration into Bumble’s internal stack.
• Own end-to-end delivery of internal AI solutions that automate workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Foster a culture of agile experimentation with a strong bias for delivery.
• Define and drive the AI Accelerator roadmap across four core areas:
• Engineering productivity
• Design & product workflow efficiency
• Trust, safety, and risk management
• Marketing automation and content generation

• 7+ years of experience in engineering or technical roles, with proven success delivering AI-enabled solutions.
• Comfortable coding and building prototypes; able to move quickly from idea to execution.
• Experience working in fast-paced, start-up or high-growth environments where autonomy and ownership are key.
• Deep technical fluency in AI/ML tools, developer workflows, and automation.
• Strong collaborator who thrives on enabling others and solving real-world engineering challenges.

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, Bumble For Friends, and Geneva. 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), friendship (Bumble For Friends) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Bumble For Friends is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections. Geneva is a group and community app for people to connect based on shared interests.