Backend Engineer II

AppLovin

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Work type
On-site
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Salary
$180,000–$250,000 / yr
Posted
62 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $215k
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $178,318–$230,550 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $215k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

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About AppLovin

AppLovin enables businesses to advertise profitably with marketing technologies that attract customers, increase revenue, and track ad performance.

AppLovin currently has 16 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$206,500 across 12 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Backend Engineer II

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As a Backend Engineer II at AppLovin, you will join a dynamic team responsible for building and maintaining high-performance, globally distributed systems that handle billions of requests daily. Your role involves designing and implementing state-of-the-art software infrastructure to support the company’s mediation platform, which includes developing low-latency, high-availability services across multiple data centers. You’ll collaborate with various engineering teams to tackle complex technical challenges and work closely with product managers to influence the roadmap of new systems that integrate into the ecosystem. Ideal candidates have 2-5 years of experience in backend development, a strong background in computer science fundamentals, and hands-on expertise with C++ or Java. Experience in creating and maintaining large-scale distributed systems independently is crucial for this role.

Skills

C++ Java CI/CD Docker PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes Python Git Linux RESTful APIs Scalability High Availability Data Structures Algorithms

What you'll do

  • Design and develop large-scale distributed systems.
  • Maintain high-performance, globally distributed backend services.
  • Implement state-of-the-art software infrastructure upgrades.
  • Create low-latency systems across multiple data centers.
  • Collaborate with product teams to influence roadmap decisions.

What we're looking for

  • 2-5+ years of backend engineering experience
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
  • Expertise in C++ and/or Java
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and coding fundamentals
  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high availability services
  • Ability to independently create and maintain software projects

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