8-10+ years of engineering experience: Extensive hands-on experience showcasing expertise and a strong track record in the field
Technical knowledge: Extensive experience coding in a variety of languages such as C++, Python, and/or Rust. Deep knowledge of different data structures and algorithms, design patterns, memory management, multithreading, and performance optimization for high-efficiency applications
Cloud proficiency: Extensive experience with cloud database services, including AWS RDS, Google Cloud Spanner, and Azure SQL, as well as deploying and managing databases in cloud environments
Operational excellence: You drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement in your organization. Strong passion for clean code and robust architecture, with a drive to elevate engineering practices and design standards across the team
Ownership & execution: Own the technical vision, lead the strategy and guide the team to execute towards building the future of our routing cost engine
Customer focus: You care deeply about your customers and their problems, and you work tirelessly to innovate on their behalf
Growth mindset: Have the humility to accept mistakes, learn and grow from them
Mentorship: Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams developing skill sets and career growth
Strong written and vocal communication skills: You can talk and write about complex ideas concisely to a wide audience. You are able to lead and resolve org-wide technical discussions and are able to collaborate and include input from cross-functional teams (security, devops, data, compliance and product)
Data informed mindset: You believe in the value of data informed decision making and strive to measure things that are not straight forward but essential. You also have the right instincts to make speedy decisions in the absence of perfect & comprehensive data
What We Value
In addition to our core 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
We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class