Senior Software Engineer, Routing Engine (Rust)

Mapbox
Mapbox, US

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior software engineers who solve complex routing scenarios and build scalable backend systems.

Best fit for

  • Senior engineers with 5+ years in high-volume low-latency backend systems and commercial Rust/Go experience
    — “5+ years of experience building large scale/high volume low latency backend services
  • Candidates who have led distributed systems design in AWS environments with infrastructure-as-code
    — “AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM) using infrastructure-as-code
  • Individuals with a background in geospatial challenges or navigation system development
    — “Geospatial or Navigation related experience

Things to consider

  • US work authorization required due to E-Verify participation and location-based compensation adjustments
    — “Mapbox participates in E-Verify to confirm employee work authorization
  • Compensation varies by location cost with 5-10% adjustments for high-cost areas
    — “5% to 10% higher for US locations with a higher cost of labor

How to stand out

  • Highlight Rust/Go projects in commercial contexts with measurable performance outcomes
    — “3+ years of experience engineering Rust/Go based solutions in a commercial or open source environment
  • Demonstrate distributed systems expertise with specific examples of fault-tolerance and service discovery
    — “Knowledge of operating systems and distributed systems (e.g., fault-tolerance, consistency, service discovery, etc.)
  • Quantify impact of routing optimizations in past roles to align with 'best-in-class' expectations
    — “Develop best-in-class routing experiences that make routing enjoyable, not robotic
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • design, develop, and operate significant areas of routing services
  • solve complex routing scenarios
  • provide highly customizable routing solutions
  • build tools for mapping and navigation solutions
  • deploy and operate cloud-based services
Typical background
5+ years of experience building large scale/high volume low latency backend services3+ years of experience engineering Rust/Go based solutionsAWS cloud infrastructure experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Rust/goAWS Cloud InfrastructureEC2S3RDSLambdaVPCIAMInfrastructure-as-codeCi/cd PipelinesOperating SystemsDistributed SystemsFault-toleranceConsistencyService DiscoveryGeospatial LocalizationTraffic TelemetryMapping

Preferred

Modern C++Geospatial Or Navigation Related Experience

Stack & domain

Routing ScenariosRouting ExperiencesCustomizable Routing SolutionsRust/go Based SolutionsAWS Cloud InfrastructureOperating SystemsDistributed SystemsFault-toleranceConsistencyService DiscoveryModern AI Development Tools And PracticesGeospatial LocalizationTraffic TelemetryMappingRustGoAWSProblem-solving SkillsCollaborative Team EnvironmentsTime Management SkillsHigh-performing Creative IndividualsTeaching And LearningSupporting EmployeesNavigationGeospatialLogisticsConsumerAutomotive

About the role

Original posting from Mapbox via Ashby

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. 

WHAT WE DO

The Navigation team develops and operates web services powering virtually all of Mapbox’s strategic navigation initiatives in consumer, automotive, and logistics. This is a highly multidisciplinary team, with work spanning distributed systems on AWS to geospatial localization, traffic telemetry, and mapping.

Read about Mapbox Navigation here https://www.mapbox.com/navigation

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As an Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing and operating significant areas of our routing services. In this role, you can expect to:

  • Solve complex routing scenarios that don’t have good solutions today
  • Develop best-in-class routing experiences that make routing enjoyable, not robotic
  • Provide highly customizable routing solutions for large OEMs as well as very niche customers with unique use cases
  • Build the tools others will use to unlock incredible mapping and navigation solutions never seen before

What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role

  • 5+ years of experience building large scale/high volume low latency backend services
  • 3+ years of experience engineering Rust/Go based solutions in a commercial or open source environment
  • AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM) using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Knowledge of operating systems and distributed systems (e.g., fault-tolerance, consistency, service discovery, etc.)
  • Experience with modern AI development tools and practices

NICE TO HAVE TRAITS FOR THIS ROLE

  • Experience with modern C++
  • Geospatial or Navigation related experience

WHAT WE VALUE

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.

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.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you agree to the Mapbox Privacy Policy https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy which is linked here.

Mapbox participates in E-Verify to confirm employee work authorization. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rVYht6vc6QJmVzwML1rlh3BFboC-JkGe/view?usp=drive_link and Right to Work https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pnzz1t8ueq8iPftJ7kqPOGoTnD5mqi0H/view?usp=drive_link posters for more information.

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

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Source: Mapbox careers (Ashby)

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