Senior Software Engineer, Platform - AppLovin
View Company Profile- Job Title
- Senior Software Engineer, Platform
- Job Location
- Remote - United States
- Job Description
About AppLovin
AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com.
To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.
Fortune recognizes AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, and the company has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the last four years (2021-2024). Check out the rest of our awards HERE.
A Day in the Life
As a member of the Platform team, you will take ownership of projects and work with large-scale data processing systems. We are seeking a motivated engineer to join the team responsible for AppLovin's core products which process 6PB of data and reach 1B users daily. We are responsible for scaling a platform that produces hundreds of billions of unique events consumed trillions of times throughout our geographically distributed data centers every day. The technical stack includes Java, Scala, Spark, Airflow, and working with a variety of databases.
The Impact You’ll Make
- Design, develop, and maintain large-scale distributed systems
- Collaborate with various engineering teams to meet a wide range of technological challenges
- Work closely with our product team to contribute and influence the roadmap of our products and technologies
- Influence and inspire team members
Who You Are
- Minimum 5 years of meaningful professional experience
- Have a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Fluency in Java
- Practical experience working with big data systems (Spark, SparkSQL, HDFS)
- Hands-on experience with broker systems (Kakfa, RabbitMQ, etc)
- In-depth knowledge of NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Zookeeper) and SQL databases (Vertica, MySQL, Clickhouse)
- practical experience working in the cloud (GCP, AWS, etc)
- Ability to take complete ownership of a feature or project
- Have a desire to solve large, complex problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystem
Additional Strengths
- Knowledge of Airflow
- Mentoring experience - You have a passion for guiding more junior engineers in their progress on business and personal career goals
- Domain experience in adtech
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AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.
USA Base Pay Range: CA, NY, WA States$150,000—$240,000 USDUSA Base Pay Range: all other States (excludes CA, NY, WA)$150,000—$226,000 USDAppLovin has become aware of a scam targeting jobseekers with fake “app optimization” and similar roles. We do not ask our candidates to download apps or make any form of payment(s). AppLovin works with applicants through our Careers page and applovin.com email addresses. If you are contacted through other unofficial channels (such as WhatsApp or Telegram) or asked to download an app or make a payment, these contacts are not legitimate. Confirm the information here and contact us directly with any questions.AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at accommodations@applovin.com.AppLovin will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. If you’re applying for a position in California, learn more here.Please read our Global Applicant Privacy Notice to learn more about how AppLovin processes your personal information.
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AppLovin Company Size
Between 1,745 - 1,745 employees
AppLovin Founded Year
2012
AppLovin Total Amount Raised
$1,570,856,576
AppLovin Funding Rounds
View funding detailsPost Ipo Equity
$100,000 USD
Post Ipo Equity
$185,756,691 USD
IPO
$0
Private Equity
$400,000,000 USD
Debt Financing
$841,000,000 USD
Private Equity
$140,000,000 USD
Seed
$4,000,000 USD