Software Development Engineer II, Routing Tiling

About the role

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform's flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.

The Routing Tiling team builds and operates the data infrastructure that powers navigation at global scale. We process raw geospatial data from OpenStreetMap and commercial providers into highly optimized routing tiles, integrate real-time traffic signals, and deliver this data reliably to millions of users. Our systems directly support navigation experiences used by major automotive partners such as BMW. The team operates at the intersection of large-scale data processing, distributed systems, and geospatial intelligence, with a strong emphasis on automation, data quality, and operational excellence.

Read about Mapbox Navigation on our blog: https://blog.mapbox.com/tagged/navigation

What you'll do

As an Engineer on the Routing Tiling team, you will design, build, and operate critical components of the routing data pipeline. In this role, you can expect to:

• Develop and scale systems that transform raw map data into performant, production-ready routing tiles
• Improve data freshness and processing efficiency, reducing pipeline latency from days to hours
• Integrate real-time traffic and map updates to enhance routing accuracy and guidance quality
• Ensure high reliability and availability of routing data delivered to global users and partners
• Build automated systems that maintain data integrity, consistency, and quality at scale
• Collaborate closely with distributed systems teams to optimize data flows and processing resilience
• Implement monitoring and observability for routing pipelines to detect issues before they impact users
• Partner with product and operations to align data infrastructure with business and navigation requirements
• Contribute to the automation of data ingestion, validation, and tile generation workflows
• Support iterative improvements that increase throughput and reduce operational risk in production environments
• Participate in design reviews and technical documentation for routing tiling components
• Mentor and share knowledge with peers to uphold engineering standards and best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend focused experience
• 3+ engineering modern Rust applications in a commercial or open-source development environment
• 3+ years of working with distributed systems. Preferably with AWS based tools or Azure/GCP alternatives
• Demonstrated ability to write reliable, performant, and maintainable code in production settings
• Experience with large-scale data processing and geospatial data concepts
• Strong understanding of networking, protocols, and API design
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and cloud native deployment patterns
• Commitment to following security, privacy, and compliance practices relevant to location data

What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role

In addition to our core values https://www.mapbox.com/about/values/, which are not unique to this position and are necessary for Mapbox leaders:

• We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
• We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work. We commit to this through supportive health care, parental leave, flexibility for the things that come up in life, and innovating on how we think about supporting our people.
• We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
• We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.

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We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class.

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