Software Development Engineer II, Navigation, Traffic

Mapbox
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Product ManagementExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving","Documentation","Analytical thinking"]

Software Development Engineer II on the Navigation Traffic team builds and maintains high-volume, low-latency backend services powering Mapbox navigation initiatives. You’ll work with Python, TypeScript, and AWS to design scalable systems, write tests, document and mentor, while delivering features across global markets and reducing technical debt.

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Mapbox
Mapbox
9 months ago

Software Development Engineer II, Navigation, Traffic

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Job Summary

Software Development Engineer II on the Navigation Traffic team builds and maintains high-volume, low-latency backend services powering Mapbox navigation initiatives. You’ll work with Python, TypeScript, and AWS to design scalable systems, write tests, document and mentor, while delivering features across global markets and reducing technical debt.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Product Management
Seniority: Manager level

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

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience building scalable high volume low latency backend services
  • •Proficiency in Python, TypeScript (backend), 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
  • •Able to perform independently all the development tasks, based on designs and specs.
Experience:5+ yearsNavigationGeospatialLocation-based services
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingDocumentationAnalytical thinking
Tech Stack:PythonTypeScriptAWSCDKECSStep FunctionsLambdaS3GitHub

Company Brief

Mapbox
Provides a location platform of maps, APIs, SDKs and data for developers and enterprises to build custom maps, navigation, and location-aware applications across mobile, web, logistics, and automotive use cases.
Industry: API Platforms
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Washington, United States
Founded: 2010
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