Mapbox · 2 hours ago
Software Development Engineer II, API
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$158K/yr - $213K/yr
5+ years expMapbox is the leading real-time location platform for location-aware businesses. They are seeking a Software Development Engineer II, API to develop software for complex mapping and navigation systems for various platforms while collaborating with teams to ensure quality and operational excellence.
Business IntelligenceFleet ManagementLogisticsMapping ServicesSaaS
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
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building scalable high volume low latency backend services
Proficiency in our tech stack — Python, NodeJS, TypeScript (backend), Spark, AWS (CDK, ECS, Fargate, Step Functions, Lambda, S3, etc.)
Familiarity with code versioning tools, such as GitHub
Ability to engage, learn and contribute quickly to the initiatives
Able to perform independently all the development tasks, based on designs and specs
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
Preferred
Experience and knowledge with location technologies (navigation, mapping, GIS)
Experience with Amazon RDS
Experience with SQL and/or C++
Experience with various security standards and associated technical knowledge
Benefits
Supportive health care
Parental leave
Flexibility for the things that come up in life
Company
Mapbox
Mapbox develops a location data platform for mobile and web applications.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$614.17MKey Investors
SoftBankPremji InvestSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-09-19Series E· $280M
2021-03-01Series Unknown
2020-05-01Series D· $107M
Leadership Team
Peter Sirota
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Hill
Chief Financial Officer
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