Familiarity with both raster and vector geospatial data
Experience building global imagery mosaics
Experience building global terrain mosaics
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
Our annual base compensation for this role ranges from $160,650 - $217,350 for most US locations and 5% to 10% higher for US locations with a higher cost of labor. Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information
We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class
5+ years of experience building scalable high volume low latency backend services
Experience in our tech stack - Python, Typescript, Spark, Apache Ray, Iceberg, DuckDB, Parquet, Arrow, and native AWS (CDK, ECS, Step Functions, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudFront)
Proficiency using AI as a sounding board and productivity multiplier while maintaining a trust but verify approach auditing AI-generated code for security, performance, and architectural integrity
Demonstrated ability to profile, tune, and optimize data systems for performance efficiency
Able to perform independently all the development tasks, based on designs and specs
Self-starter who is communication and outcomes-oriented
An empirical analytical approach. You develop strong hypotheses, conduct spikes, and clearly communicate your findings
A desire to share your expertise through documentation, mentorship, pairing, and both written and verbal discussion
A desire to work with and lead individuals with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences
High quality mindset -- write unit tests, proactively remedy defects and follow through to production