MapKit iOS Platform Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Native Platform Engineer (MapKit)

• Location: Austin, TX (On-site)

• Duration: 6 months (possible extension)

Description

Join the Maps Developer Platform team to build APIs and tools that enable developers to create advanced native mapping solutions. You’ll work at the intersection of system frameworks, developer tools, and mapping technology—taking features from concept and design through implementation and launch. You’ll also collaborate with teams across location tracking, weather, photography, and third-party developer platforms.

Responsibilities

• Elicit requirements from clients and translate them into scalable, reliable code

• Design, review, and implement 3rd-party developer APIs and tools

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Human Interaction Design, Services, and other Engineering and Data teams

• Develop, launch, and maintain cross-platform features that integrate Maps with the Apple ecosystem

Requirements

• Proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C

• Proficiency with SwiftUI and/or UIKit

• Hands-on experience with MapKit and Core Location

• Strong backend and API development experience, including building SDKs or frameworks used by other developers

• Familiarity with system architecture and API design

• Software engineering experience in a production environment

• Proven track record architecting, developing, releasing, and supporting critically important software components

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to explain complex problems clearly and succinctly

• Passion to collaborate and iterate on ideas in a cross-functional team

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science

• Experience writing testable code and familiarity with unit testing frameworks

• Familiarity with GIS or other spatial visualization systems

Interview Process

• Round 1: Memory management and concurrency (ARC, root-cause analysis of non-reproducible crashes, system design, coding)

• Round 2: Conceptual API design focused on client-side Xcode/Swift framework APIs

Additional Notes

• Strong backend and API development experience is required (not UI-focused). Experience building iOS SDKs/frameworks used by other developers is highly preferred.

• Shortlisted candidates must attend an in-person client interview in the Austin office.