$194,650 – $263,350
Listed on Mapbox’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
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.
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What they ask for
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