Mission: AppLovin turns mobile into the medium of choice for brands, using data gathered across screens to deliver dynamic mobile ads that offer real value for consumers.
The women of AppLovin collaborate across team barriers in ways that don't happen at work
One of my favorite things about working at AppLovin is our culture of mentorship. Last year, I wrote about my experience having just joined AppLovin and the impostor syndrome I was able to overcome thanks to mentorship from countless colleagues.
AppLovin's Co-founder and CEO Adam Foroughi was featured in Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 Under 40!
Foroughi's company landed on the No. 1 spot in the Silicon Valley Business Journal's Fastest Growing Private Companies list in 2016. Adam Foroughi is responsible for the birth of a unicorn - "unicorn" being the corporate term for a venture-backed business valued at a billion dollars or more.
Join the AppLovin Team from AppLovin on Vimeo.
OUR MISSION
Enable brands to use data to drive marketing decisions and deliver relevant content on mobile.
Our marketing platform leverages real-time data signals to evolve with individual interests - ensuring our recommendations align with what consumer really want.
We deliver relevant content to over a billion mobile consumers every month. With AppLovin, brands gain insight from data to drive value for their customers and reach their mobile marketing goals.
OUR VISION
Consumers are more connected today than ever before because of mobile devices. We believe brands can seize this opportunity to become more integrated into customer's lives. We built our platform with one goal in mind: help brands deliver meaningful content so they increase their customers' mobile transactions.
OUR CULTURE
We're committed to our vision. But it takes a good work/life balance to stay inspired and deliver your best. When we're not slinging code, dreaming up new ideas, or supporting our partners, you’ll find us taking a break to play ping pong or drinking beers at our bar.
AppLovin invests in you!
The AppLovin team comprises of smart, passionate engineers and data scientists who tackle challenging problems to scale mobile advertising to billions of users daily. We use Java, C++, Redis, Scala, Spark, Aerospike, Vertica, PHP, Chef, Jenkins, Github.
As a member of our team you’ll choose what technical challenges you want to solve, including: design and architecture of components handling terabytes of data per day, working with modern distributed databases and computation systems, processing and analysis of almost a petabyte of data.
Click here to learn more about our infrastructure!
Engineering Life at AppLovin
When we're not slinging code or dreaming up new ideas, you’ll find some of us tackling meaningful challenges outside of work. Learn more in the videos below:
1. Anusha Ramesh - Senior Software Engineer
Join Anusha as she teaches you how to train rescue dogs and explains how her volunteering makes her better at her "day job" as a Sr. Software Engineer at AppLovin.
Training Rescue Dogs with Anusha, Sr. Software Engineer at AppLovin from AppLovin on Vimeo.
2. Basil Shikin - VP of Engineering
Ever wonder how to build a wine collection? Basil shares his tips for how use a spreadsheet to integrate tried-and-true favorites with new vintages. Learn how his encouragement of innovation and comradery -- including sharing a glass of wine together -- contributes to AppLovin's corporate culture.
Basil, VP of Engineering at AppLovin, Reveals His Love for Wine from AppLovin on Vimeo.
Helpful (10)
I have been working at AppLovin full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
AppLovin has all the benefits of working at an established firm while maintaining a startup culture and size. All of the benefits that I want are available and have saved me a significant amount of both time and money which allows me to come into work without those things to worry about. Personally, the public transportation coverage, personalized desk setup, ergonomic support, company outings, free lunch, and 401k contribution matching are my highlights.
Culture wise, the company is young. Work ethic is head down and work hard but quarterly parties, happy hours, communal lunch are sprinkled throughout the year. Some employees take advantage of that as a time to interact. Now that the company is larger a smaller group will tend to stay away and is just interested in the work aspect.
It's a very successful company with a tiny amount of employees which means theres a ton of opportunity for those who are proactive (if you're more passive see cons).
Cons
The work itself is hard. Mobile advertising is international which means things are happening and people are spending money 24/7. Now that there are international offices, the burden is lighter but for a lot of people it means there is no turning the work clock off. If you have an issue with that style of work, it is definitely grueling, if not, you'll find it fits in with your work style.
The above contributes to a more tense work atmosphere around higher spending advertising times of the year and a more relaxed atmosphere during the low months. Regardless everyone tries to work hard to push the company further.
Promotions are tied to merit, not necessarily time based at the company which I've seen be detrimental to some friends who take a passive role i.e. prefer standardized reviews for improvement or do better with task based lists. You definitely need to be more aggressive and go after opportunities otherwise they'll pass by.
Advice to Management
As the company grows larger, keep reaching out to meet new employees even if its just a smaller amount of time & encourage them to come to company events so it can keep it's family feel.
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at AppLovin (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2017.
Interview
During the phone screen I was asked questions on standard networking topics such as subnetting, BGP, ethernet switching etc., Linux questions such as how to view disk space on a linux host and fundamental programming related questions such as writing iterative/conditional loops etc.. I was called for an in-person interview a week later where my skills related to the above topics were tested in greater detail.
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