Software Engineer II, C++ Backend

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).

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A Day in the Life :

As a member of our Ad Server team, you'll solve technical challenges, including the design and architecture of a back-end handling billions of requests per day, work on our mediation platform responsible for our header bidding solution, creating high-availability low-latency systems that are distributed across multiple data centers.

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 :

• Have 3-5 years of experience and a minimum of a BS and / or MS in Computer Science.
• Have excellent knowledge of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and coding
• Experience independently creating and maintaining projects
• Product focused mindset
• Experience building distributed systems capable of handling large volumes of traffic
• Coding experience in C++

Additional Strengths :

Experience in advertising technologies

Perks :

• Free medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k matching
• Autonomy to make decisions in a rapidly growing company
• Flexible Time Off - work hard and take time when you need it

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USA Base Pay Range : CA, NY, WA States

$157,000-$207,000 USD

USA Base Pay Range : all other States (excludes CA, NY, WA)

$133,000-$176,000 USD

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