Senior Software Engineer - SDK iOS
Amplitude · San Francisco, CA
$183,000–$276,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior iOS engineering role focused on building and maintaining core mobile SDKs — primarily Analytics and Session Replay — while setting the technical direction for the broader iOS platform. The position involves designing shared APIs and infrastructure that other internal SDK teams depend on, as well as improving performance, reliability, and tooling. It suits an experienced iOS engineer with deep platform knowledge and a background in public API design.
Senior level · 4+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 590 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (mobile application developers). range 220–760
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). 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 (5)
Compensation figures vary by location. The SF Bay Area / NYC range ($183,000–$276,000 total target cash) is used as the primary comp figure; Colorado, non-Bay-Area California, and Washington state ranges are $165,000–$247,000.
The degree requirement (B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in CS or related field) explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience' as a substitute, so it is not treated as a hard gate.
The role is headquartered at Amplitude (San Francisco) but the posting lists salary ranges for Colorado, New York City, California, and Washington state, suggesting candidates in multiple US locations may be considered. The primary CBSA is set to San Francisco Bay Area as Amplitude's headquarters.
Several preferred/soft qualifications — developer empathy, API design judgment, cross-team influence, code quality bar — are described in a 'great addition' section rather than the hard-requirements block and name no specific technology, so they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): iOS SDK development, iOS API design, memory management.
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