Software Engineer III, Mobile (iOS) at Google
Seattle, WA
$147,000–$211,000from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level iOS engineering role on Google's Geo team, focused on building and maintaining mobile features for mapping products such as Maps and Earth. Day-to-day work involves writing and reviewing code, participating in design reviews, debugging system issues, and contributing to documentation. Suits engineers with hands-on iOS development experience who are comfortable working across mobile platform concepts and internal API design.
Mid level · 2+ years · Seattle, WA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,250 people in the Seattle, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (mobile application developers). range 1,700–2,950
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Software Engineer III' maps to a mid-level band at Google (III is explicitly labeled 'Mid Experience' in the posting), so both advertised and required seniority are Mid despite the relatively modest 2-year minimums.
The minimum qualification requires a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent practical experience, so the degree requirement is set to None.
C++, Java, and Objective-C are listed as a single 'experience in one of' requirement under Minimum qualifications; C++ is used as the primary name with Java and Objective-C as alternatives.
The preferred qualifications mention a Master's or PhD — listed as a preferred skill here since it is not a hard gate. 'Data structures and algorithms' and 'API design' and 'JNI' all appear under Preferred qualifications only.
Compensation is $147,000–$211,000/year plus a 15% bonus target and equity, as stated in the posting.
The mobile ecosystem concepts (JNI, lifecycle management, layout design) are listed under Preferred qualifications; JNI is captured as the representative named technology from that group.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Master's degree in Computer Science, data structures and algorithms, API design.
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