DevOps 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 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.

【About Axon】

At the core of AppLovin lies Axon, a world-class recommendation system and the driving force behind the company’s remarkable market success. Axon powers the largest mobile app advertising platform globally and serves as the backbone for our rapidly growing e-commerce advertising products. By relentlessly pushing the boundaries of technology, Axon continues to lead the way in recommendation systems, delivering unparalleled performance and value to our partners and users worldwide.

【About Axon China】

In 2024, AppLovin established the Axon China team in Beijing, marking a significant step in our global expansion. This talented team is not only focused on developing world-class advertising products but is also pioneering innovative e-commerce advertising solutions from the ground up. Additionally, Axon China is at the cutting edge of exploring the applications of large language models in areas such as ad security, feature extraction, and content generation. Through technological innovation, we are shaping the future of advertising and redefining what’s possible in the industry.

【A Day In The Life】

As a DevOps Engineer at AppLovin, you’ll be at the heart of our advertising platform, ensuring our databases run at peak performance while handling billions of transactions daily. Your day could involve tuning SQL queries, deploying Kubernetes clusters, automating cloud infrastructure with Terraform, or troubleshooting distributed systems. You’ll work across the stack—from database optimization to CI/CD pipelines—ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency for one of the world’s largest ad tech platforms.

If you thrive in fast-paced, high-scale environments and love solving deep technical challenges, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on one of the industry’s most advanced ad tech platforms.

【The Impact You’ll Make】

Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) using IaC tools (Terraform)
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and improve developer velocity
• Optimize cloud costs while ensuring high availability and fault tolerance

Database Engineering & Performance

• Administer and optimize relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Vertica) and NoSQL (Aerospike, Redis) databases
• Fine-tune queries, indexes, and schemas for high-throughput applications
• Implement replication, sharding, and clustering for scalability and HA
• Manage data pipelines (Kafka, Spark, Airflow) for real-time analytics

Capacity Planning & Scaling

• Monitor database growth trends and perform capacity planning to optimize resource usage.
• Scale databases (horizontally/vertically) to meet business demands.

Observability & Reliability

• Build monitoring, logging, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Practice SRE principles to improve system reliability (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets)
• Conduct performance benchmarking, stress testing, and disaster recovery drills

Automation & Cloud Database Management

• Develop Python/Go/Shell scripts to automate repetitive tasks
• Maintain configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet) for consistency

【Who You Are】

• Basic Requirements

• 3+ years of DBA experience with expertise in mainstream database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Vertica, Aerospike, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of SQL optimization, index design, transaction management, and locking mechanisms.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix systems and scripting languages (Shell/Python) for automation.
• Hands-on experience in setting up and maintaining high-availability database solutions (e.g., replication, clustering).

• Preferred Skills

• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra).
• Familiarity with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) is a plus.
• Experience managing cloud databases (Google Cloud SQL, AWS RDS, Aurora).
• Knowledge of the advertising technology (AdTech) industry or large-scale data processing.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and package management with Helm charts
• Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)

• Soft Skills

• Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to respond quickly under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with development, operations, and product teams.
• Passion for database technologies and staying updated with industry trends (e.g., NewSQL, Serverless DB).

【Why Join AppLovin Axon】

AppLovin offers top talent highly competitive compensation and benefits, attracting elite professionals from leading global tech companies. Our R&D team consists of fewer than 100 members, where each individual’s contribution directly drives the company’s growth and success. Here, you’ll tackle comprehensive technical challenges, participate in the design and development of core products, and directly impact the advertising experiences of millions of users. You’ll collaborate with some of the world’s most talented developers, achieving technological breakthroughs in an environment that values freedom and innovation. In 2024, AppLovin’s annual revenue surpassed $4 billion, and the company’s stock price soared over 700% thanks to the team’s exceptional contributions. Join us and be part of a world-class team creating the next growth miracle!

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