Mapbox
Software Development Engineer II, Maps API
About this role
Mapbox seeks a Software Development Engineer III for its Maps API team to enhance and maintain the infrastructure for its mapping services. The role involves balancing rapid development with service reliability while mentoring colleagues and fostering a collaborative environment.
What you'll do
- Lead engineering tasks and ensure timely, quality delivery.
- Design scalable systems to accommodate customer growth.
- Mentor peers through code reviews and 1:1 sessions.
- Promote operational excellence through testing and documentation.
- Reduce technical debt while optimizing performance and feature velocity.
- Encourage a culture of collaboration and data-driven decision-making.
What they're looking for
- 8-10+ years in scalable backend services development
- Proficient in Python and Typescript
- Experience with AWS technologies like CDK and Lambda
- Strong independent development capabilities
- Excellent communication and outcome-oriented mindset
- Analytical thinking and hypothesis testing
- Desire to mentor and share expertise
- Attention to quality and proactive defect resolution
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Mapbox
Mapbox builds geospatial data infrastructure and location-based services including search, geocoding, offline navigation, and traffic systems that power real-time location experiences across mobile and automotive platforms. The company is hiring Software Development Engineers II and data engineers to build large-scale ETL pipelines, optimize search algorithms, develop navigation services, and create reliable web infrastructure while leveraging AI technologies.
- Website
- mapbox.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a time you designed and deployed a high-volume, low-latency backend service. What were the key architectural decisions, and how did you handle scaling challenges?
- Describe your experience with AWS services like ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, and RDS. How have you used these to build distributed systems or ETL pipelines?