Senior Advertising Product Manager

<div class="content-intro"><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About AppLovin</strong></span></h3> <p>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: <a href="http://www.applovin.com/">www.applovin.com</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p>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 <a href="https://www.applovin.com/jobs/">HERE</a>.</p></div><h3><strong>The Opportunity</strong></h3> <p>Wurl is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and optimize the high-concurrency Go services powering our real-time advertising platform. We operate at massive scale, handling 100k+ OpenRTB requests per second where latency is measured in single-digit milliseconds. You will be a key contributor to our core engine, ensuring our services thrive under extreme load while providing a strong technical reference point for the team’s Go development practices.</p> <h3><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h3> <h4><strong>Technical Execution &amp; Performance</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Feature Ownership:</strong> Lead the design and implementation of complex features within our Go-based ad-serving stack, optimized for high throughput.</li> <li><strong>Systems Optimization:</strong> Use pprof and tracer to eliminate bottlenecks; tune memory allocation and goroutine usage to meet aggressive p99 latency targets.</li> <li><strong>Protocol Mastery</strong>: Maintain high-speed support for OpenRTB and VAST protocols, focusing on efficient request parsing and validation.</li> <li><strong>Stream Processing</strong>: Integrate services with Kafka pipelines and with low-latency data stores to support real-time decisioning.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Operational Excellence &amp; Partnership</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Platform Partnership:</strong> Work closely with Platform Engineers to ensure application behavior aligns with infrastructure capabilities, specifically around auto-scaling triggers, networking, and deep observability.</li> <li><strong>Defensive Engineering:</strong> Implement reliability patterns (circuit breakers, retries, graceful degradation) to maintain uptime during traffic surges.</li> <li><strong>Production Ownership:</strong> Take end-to-end responsibility for services, from initial design through deployment to Kubernetes (EKS) and production monitoring.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Team Leadership</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Architectural Rigor:</strong> Lead design reviews, providing critical feedback on system architecture, data modeling, and API design.</li> <li><strong>Mentorship:</strong> Grow the team through thoughtful code reviews and informal sessions on Go best practices and distributed systems.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Requirements</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Go Expertise</strong>: 5+ years of professional experience building high-scale services in Go, with a deep understanding of internals (GC, scheduling, and memory management).</li> <li><strong>High-Scale Systems:</strong> Proven track record of operating distributed systems handling 100k+ RPS.</li> <li><strong>Concurrency:</strong> Mastery of goroutines, channels, and synchronization primitives.</li> <li><strong>Domain Context: </strong>Experience with OpenRTB, VAST, or similar programmatic advertising technologies preferred.</li> <li><strong>Infrastructure:</strong> Practical experience running and debugging services in Kubernetes and AWS environments</li> <li><strong>Mindset:</strong> A pragmatic architect who values simple, effective solutions over over-engineered abstractions.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Why Wurl?</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Go as a First-Class Citizen: </strong>Join a specialized environment where performance is the primary feature.</li> <li><strong>Engineering at the Edge:</strong> Tackle the unique concurrency and networking challenges that only emerge at the "hundreds of thousands of RPS" threshold.</li> <li><strong>Direct Visibility:</strong> See your optimizations immediately move the needle on revenue and the ad experience for millions of global streamers.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What We Offer:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Competitive Salary &amp; Equity</li> <li>Strong Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, 100% paid by Wurl&nbsp;</li> <li>Remote first policy&nbsp;</li> <li>Flexible Time Off&nbsp;</li> <li>12 US Holidays&nbsp;</li> <li>401(k) Matching</li> <li>Pre-Tax Savings Plans, HSA &amp; FSA</li> <li>Ginger, Aaptiv and Headspace subscriptions for mental and physical wellness</li> <li>OneMedical subscription for 24/7 convenient medical care</li> <li>Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for all family additions</li> <li>Discounted PetPlan and easy at home access to Covid testing with empowerDX&nbsp;</li> <li>$1k Work From Home Stipend to set up your Office&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Few companies allow you to thrive like you will at Wurl. Join us to revolutionize the way the world watches television while enjoying mentorship, collaboration, and innovation.</p> <p>We encourage all applicants, even those who don’t meet 100% of the requirements, to apply. Passion and potential go a long way here at Wurl.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>EN.PGPG.P4</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.</p> <p><strong>Health Insurance: </strong>Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability</p> <p><strong>Retirement Benefits:</strong> 401(k) Retirement Plan</p> <p><strong>Paid Time Off:</strong> Unlimited Discretionary Time Off</p> <p><strong>Paid Holidays:</strong> 10 paid holidays per year</p> <p><strong>Paid Sick Leave:</strong> 80 hours per year</p> <p><strong>Method of Application:</strong> Apply online</p> <p><strong>Application Window:</strong> The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.</p> <p>All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p></div><div class="title">USA Base Pay Range: CA, NY, WA States</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$161,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$241,000 USD</span></div></div><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">USA Base Pay Range: all other States (excludes CA, NY, WA)</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$147,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$221,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div>AppLovin has become aware of a scam targeting jobseekers with fake “app optimization” and similar roles.&nbsp;&nbsp;We do not ask our candidates to download apps or make any form of payment(s).&nbsp;AppLovin works with applicants through our Careers page and&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="http://applovin.com/" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://applovin.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent">applovin.com</a>&nbsp;email addresses. If you are contacted through other unofficial channels&nbsp;(such as WhatsApp or Telegram) or asked to download an app or make a payment, these contacts are&nbsp;not legitimate. Confirm the information&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://www.applovin.com/jobs" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.applovin.com/jobs" data-sk="tooltip_parent">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="mailto:[email protected]" data-sk="tooltip_parent">contact us</a>&nbsp;directly with any questions.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>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. 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