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.
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As a member of our Backend Software Engineering Team, you’ll solve technical challenges, including upgrading and implementing state-of-the-art software infrastructure. Our team is responsible for the backend of the Ads platform, managing key products that drive mobile app monetization and advertiser management. We own and maintain critical products such as:
MAX: A leading mobile app monetization platform that helps app developers optimize ad placements and maximize revenue.
AppDiscovery: A comprehensive solution for advertisers to efficiently acquire users and optimize their ad campaigns.
In this role, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to high-scale systems that handle billions of ad requests daily, focusing on optimizing performance, enhancing infrastructure, and creating innovative solutions in the dynamic ad tech industry
Our backend systems handle billions of requests per day, and 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 MakeDesign, 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
You are a Junior level student in Fall 2025 (and are currently working towards earning a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field)
Have knowledge of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and coding
Experience with Java, nice to have Scala
Additional Strengths:
Have experience building highly scalable, low latency systems
Previous Software Engineering Internships
Non-academic coding experience (i.e. hackathons, code challenges, personal projects, GitHub, Open Source, etc.)
Understanding of software development life cycle
