Full Stack Developer

About the role

Gist is a new consumer social app built by AppLovin, a handbook for the curious. We’re looking for a Full Stack Engineer to build the web applications, embedded web experiences, and mini games that bring our product to life. You’ll work across frontend interfaces and backend services, turning product ideas into fast, reliable, and easy‑to‑use experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain responsive web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript or TypeScript, and a modern frontend framework.
• Develop web experiences that work smoothly inside mobile WebViews, handling different screen sizes, devices, and platform behavior.
• Build and integrate lightweight mini games and interactive features, including the interfaces and backend services that support them.
• Develop and maintain backend APIs and database integrations that power product features.
• Partner with product managers, designers, and mobile engineers to turn requirements into working features and deliver them through release.
• Improve overall product performance, stability, and user experience across all platforms.
• Write maintainable, tested code, participate in code reviews, and troubleshoot issues across the frontend and backend.

Required profile

• Two years of professional software engineering experience, contributing to both frontend and backend development.
• Strong foundations in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript, including responsive layouts and browser behavior.
• Experience with a modern frontend framework such as React or Vue.
• Experience building backend services in at least one programming language, working with APIs, and using relational or non‑relational databases.
• Experience delivering smaller features independently and contributing to larger projects with guidance.
• A thoughtful approach to debugging, testing, and writing code that others can understand and maintain.
• Comfortable collaborating across engineering, product, and design, asking questions early, and following through on delivery.
• Care about the details that make consumer products feel intuitive and responsive.