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AppLovin

applovin.com · software industry · Reach over a billion daily users in mobile games. AppLovin helps consumer brands and gaming apps scale their business profitably.

43open roles
14new in 30 days
12closed in 30 days
1remote-eligible
steadyhiring velocity

What they're building

Gist, a new consumer social app built by AppLovin, with web, ML, product and creator roles strong signal

Today: Not on the site, which describes only AppLovin's advertising business for mobile games and consumer brands.

Roles: Full Stack Developer · Full Stack Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship) · Machine Learning Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship) · Product Management Intern (2027 Summer Internship) · Machine Learning Engineer – Feed Recommendation · Senior Creator Partnerships Manager

Requirements mention: web applications, embedded web experiences, and mini games · recommendation stack · CTR prediction · creator recruitment budget · creator onboarding

Inference: AppLovin is building and launching a consumer social app of its own. Six open roles across Singapore and Palo Alto point to this, covering the web app, feed recommendation, product and creator supply.

Consumer and eCommerce advertising on Axon strong signal

Today: "Now we're doing for consumer brands what we did for indie game studios."

Roles: Business Development Associate(Consumer) · Client Partner, Business Development (Sr. Analyst) · Manager, Business Development · Agency Growth Lead · Director of Business Development · Business Development Associate · Business Development Associate (Analyst) · Director of Business Development · Business Development Associate · Director of Business Development · Business Development Associate

Requirements mention: shape a new business line from the ground up · Shopify · direct-to-consumer (DTC) · Consumer/e-commerce space

Inference: a business development build-out to bring consumer and eCommerce brands, and the agencies that serve them, onto Axon. The 11 Business Development - Consumer roles sit in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Shanghai.

Self-serve advertiser growth through Applovin Ads Manager strong signal

Today: Self-serve ads platform, described in the Customer Growth Associate posting as "growing fast".

Roles: Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing (Los Angeles/Santa Monica) · Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing (New York City) · Customer Growth Associate · CRM & Lifecycle Marketing Specialist - Growth Marketing · Content Marketing Manager (New York City) · Content Marketing Manager (Los Angeles/Santa Monica) · Content Marketing Manager (Palo Alto)

Requirements mention: Applovin Ads Manager · structured paid marketing tests · lifecycle and CRM marketing · advertiser content program

Inference: more advertisers signing up directly, with content, lifecycle and paid-channel work aimed at them. The Media Buyer postings name new channels: AI search, X, CTV and out-of-home. Seven of the 10 Growth Marketing roles point this way.

Ads ranking and bidding infrastructure moderate signal

Today: "Reach over a billion daily users in mobile games."

Roles: Software Engineer, Machine Learning · ML Data Infrastructure Engineer · ML Infrastructure Engineer

Requirements mention: ranking · retrieval · bidding ecosystem · model delivery pipeline · model-serving systems

Inference: work on ranking and bidding systems that serve the advertising platform. Three Palo Alto Platform Engineering roles point this way.

Measurement and tracking for Axon moderate signal

Today: Axon advertising platform, named in the Partner Solutions Engineer posting.

Roles: Measurement Data Scientist · Partner Solutions Engineer · Associate Product Manager · Data Scientist – Analytics

Requirements mention: incrementality testing · attribution modeling · server-side tracking · pixels · third-party measurement, attribution, and ecommerce platforms

Inference: more investment in measurement and tracking on Axon. This rests mainly on three Palo Alto roles, with Data Scientist – Analytics adjacent, and is not confirmed by any product statement.

Where the headcount is going

DepartmentOpen
Business Development - Consumer13
Platform Engineering12
Growth Marketing8
Business Operations - Gaming3
Accounting2
Business Development - Gaming2
People1
Places1
Brand & Creative1

42 open roles: Platform Engineering 13, Business Development - Consumer 11 and Growth Marketing 10 make up most of them, with 14 opened in the last 30 days and 6 closed.

Who they need

Seniority: Junior 10, mid 11, senior 7, manager 7, director 4, intern 3.

Skills named most: performance marketing (13), Python (9), SQL (9), Axon (9), Excel (8), Superset (7), handling large data sets (5), mobile advertising (4), consultative sales processes (4), Shopify (4), PyTorch (3), TensorFlow (3)

Locations: Palo Alto, CA (14); Los Angeles/Santa Monica, CA (6); New York City, NY (6); Toronto (5); Singapore (5); Berlin (3); Beijing (1); New York (1). One remote role, posted as "Guangzhou - Remote; Remote - Shenzhen; Shanghai".

How to use this

If you're applying: Start with the Growth Marketing and Business Development - Consumer roles, which hold the largest share of postings in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Check each posting's listed languages and location before applying.

If you're selling or recruiting: Call about Axon consumer and eCommerce business development, where 11 roles are open, or self-serve advertiser growth, where 7 are open. Ask which team is hiring and whether the Gist build-out in Singapore is in scope.

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Open roles (43)

TitleDepartmentLocationPosted
Business Operations AnalystBusiness Operations - GamingToronto2026-10-21
Creative Producer, Growth MarketingGrowth MarketingNew York City, NY2026-10-20
Business Operations AnalystBusiness Operations - GamingPalo Alto, CA2026-10-20
Manager, Business Development - ConsumerBusiness Development - ConsumerBeijing; Shanghai2026-10-20
Sr. Analyst, Business Development - ConsumerBusiness Development - ConsumerBeijing; Shanghai2026-10-20
Sr. AccountantAccountingPalo Alto, CA2026-10-19
Analyst, Business Development - French SpeakingBusiness Development - GamingBerlin2026-10-15
Analyst, Business DevelopmentBusiness Development - GamingBeijing2026-10-15
Senior Director/Director, Talent Acquisition & Culture - Engineering PeoplePalo Alto, CA2026-10-14
Security Specialist PlacesPalo Alto, CA2026-10-08
Sr. Visual DesignerBrand & CreativeToronto2026-10-05
Sr. AI Strategy and Operations AnalystBusiness Operations - GamingToronto2026-09-25
International Tax ManagerAccountingPalo Alto, CA2026-09-25
ML Data Infrastructure EngineerPlatform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-09-24
Content Marketing ManagerGrowth MarketingNew York City, NY2026-09-23
Content Marketing ManagerGrowth MarketingLos Angeles/Santa Monica, CA2026-09-23
Full Stack Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship)Platform EngineeringSingapore2026-09-21
Full Stack DeveloperPlatform EngineeringSingapore2026-09-18
Manager, Business DevelopmentBusiness Development - ConsumerNew York City, NY2026-09-17
Product Management Intern (2027 Summer Internship)Platform EngineeringSingapore2026-09-15
Machine Learning Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship)Platform EngineeringSingapore2026-09-15
Software Engineer, Machine LearningPlatform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-09-11
Senior Creator Partnerships ManagerPlatform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-09-03
Client Partner, Business Development (Sr. Analyst)Business Development - ConsumerBerlin2026-08-26
Content Marketing Manager - Growth MarketingGrowth MarketingPalo Alto, CA2026-08-19
Agency Success ManagerBusiness Development - ConsumerToronto2026-08-14
Director of Business DevelopmentBusiness Development - ConsumerToronto2026-08-14
Business Development AssociateBusiness Development - ConsumerToronto2026-08-14
Measurement Data ScientistPlatform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-08-14
Data Scientist – Analytics Platform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-08-14
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth MarketingGrowth MarketingLos Angeles/Santa Monica, CA2026-07-17
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth MarketingGrowth MarketingNew York City, NY2026-07-17
CRM & Lifecycle Marketing Specialist - Growth MarketingGrowth MarketingNew York City, NY2026-07-17
Director of Business DevelopmentBusiness Development - ConsumerLos Angeles/Santa Monica, CA2026-06-29
Associate Product ManagerPlatform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-06-02
Partner Solutions Engineer Platform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-06-01
Social Media Manager, Growth MarketingGrowth MarketingLos Angeles/Santa Monica, CA2026-05-13
Business Development Associate (Consumer)Business Development - ConsumerGuangzhou - Remote; Remote - Shenzhen; Shanghai (remote)2026-05-13
ML Infrastructure Engineer Platform EngineeringPalo Alto, CA2026-02-18
Director of Business DevelopmentBusiness Development - ConsumerNew York City, NY2026-02-06
Business Development Associate (Analyst)Business Development - ConsumerBerlin2026-01-14
Business Development AssociateBusiness Development - ConsumerLos Angeles/Santa Monica, CA2026-01-07
Business Development AssociateBusiness Development - ConsumerNew York2025-10-25