Software Development Engineer II, API

Join to apply for the Software Development Engineer II, API role at Mapbox.Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox equips organizations with tools to power navigation of people, packages, and vehicles. Over 4 million developers have chosen Mapbox for its flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized experiences.What We DoMapbox is looking to hire motivated, curious, and innovative Software Development Engineers (SDEs) for our Maps API, Traffic, and MapGPT product teams. These teams hire through a centralized model, offering candidates the opportunity to choose which team to join.Traffic – We develop and maintain web services powering Mapbox’s navigation initiatives in consumer, automotive, and logistics. Work spans distributed systems on AWS, geospatial localization, traffic telemetry, and mapping.MapGPT – We are revolutionizing mobile and in-car experiences with a location‑intelligence powered voice assistant. Our work spans NLP, speech recognition, and ML-based recommendations for voice-driven experiences.Maps API – We build and maintain applications and infrastructure to create and distribute Mapbox Maps, including high-traffic read APIs and ETL pipelines for visualizing location data.What Youll DoAs a Software Development Engineer II, API at Mapbox, you will help develop software for complex mapping and navigation software for cars, web, and mobile devices.In This Role, You Can Expect ToCollaborate with your team to identify and scope well-defined tasks.Execute on the scope and be accountable for delivering on time with quality.Design systems and make decisions that keep pace with Mapbox’s growing customer base.Promote operational excellence by testing and monitoring systems, writing documentation, and being on-call to support service health.Reduce technical debt, share knowledge, and invest in teammates’ health and happiness while optimizing performance and feature velocity.Uphold a culture of collaboration, transparency, creativity, inclusion, and data-driven decisions.What We Believe Are Important Traits For This Role5+ years of experience building scalable high-volume, low-latency backend servicesProficiency in Python, NodeJS, TypeScript (backend), AWS (CDK, ECS, Fargate, Step Functions, Lambda, S3, etc.)Familiarity with version control tools such as GitHubAbility to engage, learn and contribute quickly to initiativesAbility to perform independently all development tasks based on designs and specsSelf-starter who is communication and outcomes-orientedEmpirical analytical approach with strong hypotheses, spikes, and clear findingsDesire to share expertise through documentation, mentorship, pairing, and written and verbal communicationDesire to work with diverse individualsHigh-quality mindset – write unit tests, remediate defects, and follow through to productionNice to Have Traits for This RoleExperience with location technologies (navigation, mapping, GIS)Experience with Amazon RDSExperience with SQL and/or C++Experience with security standards and related knowledgeWhat We ValueWe value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.We support employees in being their whole selves at work, with healthcare, parental leave, flexibility, and ongoing support for our people.We emphasize teaching and learning to equip employees for success.We encourage growing a diverse team and invite people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.Our annual base compensation for this role ranges from $157,675 - $213,325 for most US locations and 5% to 10% higher for US locations with higher labor costs. Compensation is decided based on factors including qualifications, interview performance, impact, and location. Please discuss your work location with your recruiter for more information.By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you agree to the Mapbox Privacy Policy.Mapbox participates in E-Verify to confirm employee work authorization. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and Right to Work posters for more information.We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr