Remote Software Development Engineer II, Maps API

Description:

• Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for location-aware businesses, providing tools for navigation of people, packages, and vehicles.
• The Maps API team builds and maintains applications and infrastructure for creating and distributing Mapbox maps, handling billions of requests daily.
• The team is responsible for maintaining high-traffic read APIs and distributed ETL pipelines for internal and external customers.
• As a Software Development Engineer II, you will balance rapid development of new mapping tools with the reliability of services as they scale.
• Responsibilities include writing robust application code, building and deploying microservices, diagnosing complex system behavior, and facilitating continuous delivery.
• You will collaborate with your team, execute tasks, design systems, promote operational excellence, reduce technical debt, and uphold a culture of collaboration and transparency.

Requirements:

• You must have 5+ years of experience building scalable high volume low latency backend services.
• Proficiency in the tech stack, including Python, TypeScript (backend), and AWS (CDK/ECS/Step Functions/Lambda/S3) is required.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools, such as GitHub, is necessary.
• You should be able to engage, learn, and contribute quickly to initiatives.
• The ability to perform independently on all development tasks based on designs and specifications is essential.
• A self-starter attitude with a focus on communication and outcomes is important.
• An empirical analytical approach is needed, including developing hypotheses and communicating findings.
• A desire to share expertise through documentation, mentorship, and discussions is expected.
• You should be open to working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• A high-quality mindset, including writing unit tests and proactively remedying defects, is crucial.

Benefits:

• Mapbox offers supportive healthcare and parental leave to ensure employees can be their whole selves at work.
• The company provides flexibility for personal matters that arise in life.
• There is an emphasis on teaching and learning to equip employees with the necessary tools for success.
• Mapbox values diversity and encourages individuals from all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.