# Software Development Engineer III, Search API (Places)

Hiring organization: [Mapbox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mapbox)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/23054a91-21bb-4225-8d80-4d7e0d3022b2

Listed on Mapbox's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: Mapbox US
- Salary: 194650 – 263350 USD per year

## Summary

Mapbox is looking for a Staff-level engineer to design and operate their Places API and search services, leading architecture decisions and mentoring a team while building highly-available APIs that power navigation for logistics, travel, and automotive customers worldwide.

_Our summary, not Mapbox's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon ECS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, Node.js, Rust, TypeScript

## Required

- 7+ years building web services in Rust or TypeScript/Node.js
- Designing and operating highly-available API services in container environments
- Implementing monitoring, incident triage, and continuous product improvement
- Knowledge of operating systems and distributed systems
- Designing long-term technical strategies balancing delivery and technical debt
- Driving cross-functional initiatives for engineering standards and operational excellence
- Strong analytical thinking justified by system telemetry
- Meticulous attention to detail and creative problem-solving
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills

## Nice to have

- Experience in mapping, navigation, or automotive industry
- Knowledge of machine learning for geospatial data
- Contributions to open-source geospatial or data analysis projects
- Interest in solving geospatial problems

Apply on Mapbox's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Mapbox/5e2dc48a-42c6-4d3f-ae68-b51682d62bca/application