Software Development Engineer III, Maps API

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Guide the engineering team in identifying and defining clear tasks.

• Implement scoped projects while ensuring accountability for timely and high-quality results.

• Architect systems and make design choices that facilitate rapid growth in the customer base.

• Develop application code that is resilient to global datasets.

• Create and deploy microservices.

• Analyze and troubleshoot complex system behaviors as global markets generate unexpected traffic.

• Promote continuous delivery at Mapbox.

• Provide mentorship to peers through one-on-ones, design reviews, code evaluations, and ongoing guidance.

• Conduct testing and monitoring of systems and code.

• Document processes and engage in on-call support to ensure service health.

• Minimize technical debt.

• Share knowledge and invest in the well-being and happiness of teammates.

• Enhance application performance and speed up feature development.

• Foster collaboration, transparency, creativity, inclusion, and data-driven decision-making.

• Thoughtfully integrate AI into engineering design, development, and decision processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field.

• Over 8 years of experience in developing scalable, high-volume, and low-latency backend services.

• Expertise in Python, NodeJS, and native AWS technologies, including CDK, ECS, Step Functions, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, and CloudFront.

• Familiarity with version control systems such as GitHub.

• Capability to independently execute development tasks based on design specifications.

• Empirical analytical mindset, including hypothesis development, conducting spikes, and sharing results.

• Willingness to share knowledge through documentation, mentorship, collaboration, and both written and verbal discussions.

• Ability and enthusiasm to work with and lead individuals from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

• Commitment to high-quality standards, including writing unit tests, proactively addressing defects, and ensuring thorough production rollout.

• Proficiency in C++ is a plus.

• Experience in creating mapping and geospatial products is advantageous.

• Legally authorized to work in Germany.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health care support.

• Parental leave benefits.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Culture focused on teaching and learning.

• Private health, dental, and income protection plans tailored to regional statutory requirements.

• Family care policies, including maternity and paternity leave.

• Contributions to a Lifestyle Spending Account for health, wellness, and personal development.

• Mental health support available for employees and their dependents.

• Paid time off, company holidays, and generous absence policies.

• Dedicated paid time for volunteering in addition to standard PTO.

• Options for hybrid or remote work, allowing flexibility to work from home or occasionally from an office where applicable.