Three Tinder Interns Swipe Right on Jobs, Somehow Avoid Ghosting
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Tinder's Tindership program in 2021 to 2022 had 30,000 interns competing for only 27 openings.
- ā¢Ryan Stewart landed a job after his UK internship by pitching a new role to higher-ups before leaving.
- ā¢Eric Brandon Kam and Taylor Wong leveraged their Tinder user experience and Gen Z insights to secure full-time positions.
Tinder's internship program boasts an eye-popping 30,000 hopefuls battling for a mere 27 spots, probably the highest odds since trying to find a date without swiping. Ryan Stewart, 28, snagged a brand manager gig after pitching a job they didn't even advertiseābold enough to pitch while knowing he's about to ghost. His secret weapon? Living in UK's tiny Tinder office where fewer people means more awkward Zoom intros and one-on-ones with senior directors, who he dazzled simply by asking questions. Meanwhile, Palo Alto-based Eric Brandon Kam landed a backend engineer role after name-dropping a Tinder date in a cover letterābecause nothing says 'hire me' quite like romance software romance stories. Lastly, product marketer Taylor Wong stuck around her internship for three extensions plus part-time work, riding the 'Gen Z superpower' wave with genuine confidence despite intimidating older coworkers. Spoiler: all three are genuinely bad drivers in life's dating and job odyssey but damn if they don't know the app inside out.
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(1 of 3)Thirty thousand people apply to swipe right on a Tinder internship. Apparently, knowing the app, asking questions endlessly, or awkwardly pitching a nonexistent job helps more than coding skills or charm.
If you want a job at Tinder, donāt just code, ghost, pitch, or stalk execsābe the annoying Gen Z whisperer.
Tinder internships: because nothing screams elite hiring like bribing your future boss with Tinder date tales and lingering beyond your welcome.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/30/2026 | Author: Ana Altchek
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