Senior Software Engineer

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
AppLovin Dev Services Engineering is seeking an experienced front-end or full-stack Software Engineer to join our team developing our next-generation of customer support, localization, ecommerce and community engagement applications/services.
The Impact You'll Make

• Developing primarily (but not exclusively) in React.js and TypeScript
• Design, build, and enhance existing applications, as well as help architect new applications and services from the ground up.
• Collaborate with our product and UX partners across our organization, as well as other game studios, to deliver best-in-class internal and customer-facing applications.
• Mentor junior developers with coding, architecture, and evangelizing our best practices and principles to help build a robust development team.
• Participate in code and design reviews with the team.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional Software Engineering work experience
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field/experience
• Proficient in front-end web development concepts & best practices
• Proficient in JavaScript and/or TypeScript
• Proficient in React.js and its ecosystem
• Proficient in writing efficient, scalable CSS (and using tools like Sass)
• Proficient in unit testing web applications with unit tests (Jest & React Testing Library)
• Experience with Node.js application frameworks (Next.js, NestJS, etc.)
• Experience with designing scalable, cloud-based applications and services in a CI/CD environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservice architecture & API design
• Experience with ecommerce integration and payment processing
• Experience with web application performance troubleshooting, optimization and reporting
• Experience with NPM library design and delivery
• Experience with web application localization
• Experience with MySQL (or similar RDBMS)
• Experience with PHP web development using Laravel

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