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 recognized AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area 2022, and is a Certified Great Place to Work in 2021, 2022 and 2023. 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 over 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, GCP 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
• Influence and inspire team members

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of meaningful professional experience
• Have a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Have used Java or Scala in a professional environment for at least 1 year
• Have some experience with big data systems, like Apache Spark, HDFS, etc.
• Have some experience with databases like Vertica, MySQL, Clickhouse, Aerospike, Apache Zookeeper, etc.
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Airflow
• Practical experience working with big data systems (Apache Spark, SparkSQL, HDFS)
• Practical experience with broker systems (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc)
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Apache Zookeeper) or SQL databases (Vertica, MySQL, Clickhouse)
• Practical experience working in the cloud (GCP, AWS, etc) or with kubernetes

The expected base pay range for this CA based position is $144,000 - $182,000. 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, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits.