Frank Ren

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DISC Type : c

VP of Engineering at Tinder

Cupertino, California, United States

Overview

Frank is the VP of Engineering at Tinder, where he is currently spearheading the companys AI transformation. His expertise lies in building high-leverage platforms and scalable backend systems, a skill honed through leadership roles at both Tinder and Yahoo. He holds Masters and Bachelors degrees from Nanjing University.

His public bio describes him as a passionate "traveller and adventurer. " Frank also actively supports his professional network by promoting former colleagues and maintains a personal website, showcasing his interest in hands-on development and technology beyond his primary role.

At Yahoo, he was a key engineer in a project that successfully reduced content-processing latency from hours down to seconds.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

AI in Products
He is currently leading Tinder's AI transformation and is actively hiring staff engineers to ship GenAI and LLM agents on the platform.
Engineering Team Growth
Multiple recent posts indicate a strong focus on hiring for key roles, including AI-focused Android engineers and Principal Data Software Engineers to build out his teams.
Backend Scalability
He has co-authored technical articles on designing large-scale systems, such as Tinder's geosharded recommendation engine, a core part of its infrastructure.

Media Appearances

Geosharded Recommendations Part 1: Sharding Approach. Featured in Medium (Tinder Tech Blog)

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Tinder Reshuffles Management in Latest Bid to Add More Experience. Featured in Vox

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Work History

3-2022
VP of Engineering at Tinder
2-2020 - 3-2022
Sr Director of Engineering at Tinder
8-2016 - 2-2020
Director of Engineering at Tinder
2-2012 - 7-2016
Principal software engineer lead - backend at Yahoo
11-2009 - 2-2012
Engineer Manager at Yahoo

Education

2002 - 2005
Master from Nanjing University
1998 - 2002
Bachelor from Nanjing University

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Insights For Selling To Frank

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Frank is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Frank

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Frank move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Frank take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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