Software Development Engineer II, API

Job Overview

Mapbox is seeking a Software Development Engineer II, API to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in developing software for complex mapping and navigation solutions across various platforms, including cars, web, and mobile devices. As part of our Maps and Navigation organizations, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that impact millions of users worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your team to identify and scope out well-defined tasks.
• Execute on the scope and be accountable for delivering on time with quality.
• Design systems and make decisions that will keep pace with the rapid growth of Mapbox’s customer base.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence by meticulously testing and monitoring our systems and code, writing documentation, and being on-call to support the health of our services.
• Reduce technical debt, share your knowledge, and invest in your teammates’ health and happiness, while optimizing application performance and accelerating feature velocity.
• Uphold a culture of collaboration, transparency, creativity, inclusion, and data-driven decisions.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience building scalable high volume low latency backend services.
• Proficiency in our tech stack — NodeJS, TypeScript (backend), and AWS (CDK/ECS/Step Functions/Lambda/S3).
• Familiarity with code versioning tools, such as GitHub.
• Ability to engage, learn and contribute quickly to the initiatives.
• Self-starter who is communication and outcomes-oriented.
• An empirical analytical approach. You develop strong hypotheses, conduct spikes, and clearly communicate your findings.
• A desire to share your expertise through documentation, mentorship, pairing and both written and verbal discussion.
• A desire to work with individuals with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
• High quality mindset -- write unit tests, proactively remedy defects and follow through to production.

Nice to Have

• Experience and knowledge within the mapping domain.
• Experience with Amazon RDS.
• Experience with Python and SQL.

What We Value

• High-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
• Individuals being their whole selves at work, supported by health care, parental leave, and flexibility.
• An environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful.
• Growing a diverse team and encouraging people of all backgrounds to apply.

Compensation

Our annual base compensation for this role ranges from $151,725 - $205,275 for most US locations and 5% to 10% higher for US locations with a higher cost of labor. Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.

Location

This is a remote position, allowing you to work from anywhere within the United States.

Join Mapbox and be part of a team that is shaping the future of location-based services. Apply today to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment.