AppLovin
Business Operations Analyst
Palo Alto, CA
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$2,153 more — $107,453 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $107,453 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Operations Research Analysts" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Operations Research Analysts (15-2031) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- You will review their code, debug existing workflows, investigate product issues, and translate business problems into actionable requests for Engineering and Operations.
- You will serve as a practical link between business and technical teams.
- We're looking for someone who learns quickly, investigates problems independently, exercises good judgment, and follows issues through to resolution.
Responsibilities
- Support projects led by other BizOps analysts, helping clarify requirements, review technical approaches, and resolve implementation problems.
- Debug issues in existing workflow code, integrations, and data processes. Investigate root causes and implement or coordinate fixes.
- Write and maintain Python code, SQL workflows, integrations, and automations supporting the team's work.
- Manage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services supporting BizOps workflows, including service accounts, permissions, secrets, configuration, and deployments.
- Support Salesforce workflows and integrations, including programming against its application programming interfaces (APIs).
- Investigate discrepancies across internal systems and partner platforms.
- To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates.
Requirements
- At least two years of relevant professional experience in business operations, technical operations, analytics, software development, or a related field.
- Demonstrated technical ability through a bachelor's degree in a field such as engineering, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or physics, or through substantial technical work, research, or projects.
- Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to learn unfamiliar systems, connect information across sources, and work through ambiguous problems.
- You recognize which problems you can resolve independently and when additional expertise or review is needed.
- You can evaluate generated work, identify mistakes, and steer it toward the intended outcome.
- Practical experience with Python, SQL, Git, pull-request workflows, and APIs, including investigating and debugging existing code.
- Experience applying statistical analysis and data science techniques, including selecting appropriate methods, interpreting results accurately, and explaining limitations.
- Experience in advertising technology, with a working understanding of areas such as campaign delivery, attribution, measurement, mediation, monetization, or the iOS and Android ecosystems.
- A strong work ethic and sense of ownership: you take initiative, persist through difficult problems, and follow work through to completion.
- Good judgment about data quality, system changes, permissions, and operational risk. You recognize which problems you can resolve independently and when additional expertise or review is needed.
- Effective use of AI coding and workflow tools to develop, review, and maintain substantial volumes of code. You can evaluate generated work, identify mistakes, and steer it toward the intended outcome.
- Hands-on experience managing GCP services and workflows, including permissions, credentials, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Clear, concise written communication. You can explain technical issues in business terms, document reproducible problems, and write requirements and tickets that others can act on.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting internal tools, reviewing other people's code, or coordinating technical work across business, Engineering, and Operations teams.
- Experience with Salesforce administration, reporting, permission models, or integrations.
- Experience maintaining production automations, data pipelines, or shared internal applications.
- Familiarity with least-privilege access and sensitive data handling.
- What Success Looks Like
- BizOps analysts can rely on you to investigate technical problems, review their work thoughtfully, and help their projects move forward.
- Engineering and Operations receive clear, actionable requests supported by useful evidence.
- Over time, you identify recurring problems and improve the tools, documentation, and practices that help the broader BizOps team work effectively.
Skills
- About AppLovin
- The company provides end-to-end advertising solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences.
Compensation
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year
- CA Base Pay Range
- $105,300 - $156,465 USD
- 80 hours per year
Benefits
- Unlimited Discretionary Time Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year
- Paid Time Off:
Company info
- About AppLovin AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers.
- AI-assisted development is a regular part of how our team works.
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
- 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 jobs@applovin.com
This listing is sourced directly from AppLovin's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.