AppLovin
Senior Director/Director, Talent Acquisition & Culture - Engineering
$220K–$330K
Palo Alto, CA · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of recruiting experience, including at least 5 years managing people.
About the job
Leads global technical recruiting and talent and culture programs for AppLovin’s Engineering organization, partnering with the CTO and Engineering leaders to attract, develop, and engage talent.
What you'll do
- Set global technical recruiting strategy and lead a global team across recruiting, talent operations, and events; personally manage select high-priority searches.
- Advise the CTO and Engineering leaders on hiring plans and future talent needs; build university, internship, and new-graduate pipelines.
- Lead campus employer branding, events, and programs that support employee well-being, belonging, and connection across global teams.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of recruiting experience, including at least 5 years managing people, and demonstrated success leading technical recruiting in a fast-moving, high-performing organization.
- Ability to build, coach, and develop global teams spanning recruiting, programs, and events, with accountability for results.
- Track record of attracting, assessing, and closing sought-after technical talent, including senior candidates and hard-to-fill roles.
- Experience advising senior Engineering leaders across geographies and influencing decisions and stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience building or scaling university recruiting, internship, and new-graduate programs.
Pay
$220,000 — $330,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
The posting says AI-assisted tools may help identify and evaluate candidates; human reviewers make all hiring decisions.
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