Backend Software Engineering Intern

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Toronto, ON
In-Office
Marketing Tech • Software
Our mission is to create meaningful connections between companies and their ideal customers.
The Role
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). Check out the rest of our awards HERE.

A Day in the Life

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 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
  • 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

AppLovin has become aware of a scam targeting jobseekers with fake “app optimization” and similar roles.  We do not ask our candidates to download apps or make any form of payment(s). AppLovin works with applicants through our Careers page and applovin.com email addresses. If you are contacted through other unofficial channels (such as WhatsApp or Telegram) or asked to download an app or make a payment, these contacts are not legitimate. Confirm the information here and contact us directly with any questions.
 
AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.
 
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at [email protected].
 
AppLovin will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.  If you’re applying for a position in California, learn more here.
 
To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.
Please read our Global Applicant Privacy Notice to learn more about how AppLovin processes your personal information.
 
 
 
 
             

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The Company
HQ: Palo Alto, CA
750 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

AppLovin is focused on enabling companies around the world to bring their ideas, products and content to more people - at massive global scale. When more of the right content connects with the right audience, growth is accelerated and industries expand. AppLovin creates this connection through its market leading technologies.

Why Work With Us

At our core, we are innovators focused on driving businesses forward with the most advanced technology that connects companies to their customers. We encourage our employees to take risks while constantly learning and optimizing through data-driven decisions. Join our team if you love taking initiative, ownership and driving success.

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