Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Ads at Google
Irvine, CA
$147,000–$211,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Irvine, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level infrastructure engineering role embedded within Google Ads, focused on building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems that support advertising products. Day-to-day work spans writing and reviewing production code, debugging system issues, and contributing to design decisions. Suited to engineers with a background in C++ and large-scale infrastructure who are comfortable operating across the full software development lifecycle.
Mid level · 2+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,250 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 3,150–5,500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $164,459 (middle half $130,334–$195,752). 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 posting lists three possible work locations: Mountain View, CA; Irvine, CA; and Los Angeles, CA. The CBSA reported (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim) covers the Los Angeles and Irvine sites; Mountain View falls under the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA. The role is not remote.
The title 'Software Engineer III' maps to a mid-level band at Google (the posting itself labels it 'Mid'), and the minimum experience gate is only 2 years, consistent with a mid-level classification.
Bachelor's degree is listed as a minimum qualification but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience' in lieu of a degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The distributed-systems requirement also encompasses 'large-scale infrastructure, networks, compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture' as stated alternatives in the same bullet.
The preferred qualifications section lists a Master's or PhD, performance/large-scale data analysis, data structures/algorithms, accessible technologies, and code/system health proficiency — none of these are hard gates.
Compensation is stated as $147,000–$211,000/year plus a 15% bonus target and equity; only the base salary range is captured in the comp fields.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): data analysis.
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