Software Engineer III - Routing Cost

1 month ago

Mapbox

Full-timeNegotiable

Job Overview

This senior software engineering position focuses on driving technical leadership and architecture for high-volume routing cost engines within a global location technology platform. Operating within the navigation division, the role involves building, scaling, and maintaining mission-critical web services that support automotive, logistics, and consumer applications. The Software Development Engineer III will design resilient API tiers, implement high-performance algorithms, and lead cross-functional feature execution alongside product and operations teams. This opportunity is well suited for seasoned software engineers with extensive experience in low-level or high-performance programming languages, cloud database management, and distributed systems who are comfortable taking technical ownership and mentoring engineering teams.

• Lead engineering teams in executing end-to-end feature implementations within the broader navigation organization.
• Design, build, and deploy resilient, scalable web services for API and routing engine infrastructure.
• Conduct performance, quality, and capacity testing experiments to evaluate user-facing navigation platforms.
• Collaborate with product managers, sales engineers, and technical leadership to define product roadmaps.
• Participate in an alternating 24/7 on-call rotation to maintain continuous system availability.
• Establish architectural standards and champion best practices for deployment, system observability, and code quality.

• At least 8 to 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience delivering complex technical systems.
• Advanced programming proficiency in languages such as C++, Python, or Rust.
• Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, memory management, and multithreaded performance optimization.
• Extensive experience managing cloud database infrastructure across platforms such as AWS RDS, Google Cloud Spanner, or Azure SQL.
• Track record of technical ownership, system architecture design, and mentoring junior or mid-level engineers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for articulating technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders.

This role may be suitable for candidates who have extensive experience developing high-efficiency, low-latency back-end platforms and navigation routing engines. Engineers who thrive in high-ownership environments, enjoy solving complex geospatial or data structure challenges, and possess strong architectural intuition will find this work engaging. Additionally, candidates based in Germany who value flexible work arrangements and are comfortable participating in operational on-call duties to support enterprise-grade systems are well aligned with this opportunity.

• Hybrid and remote work flexibility.
• Private health, dental, and income protection plans tailored to regional coverage.
• Family care, maternity, and paternity leave policies.
• Lifestyle Spending Account for health, wellness, and personal development.
• Mental health support programs for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, public holidays, and dedicated paid volunteering time.

Applicants may want to highlight their technical experience with low-level systems programming in C++ or Rust, alongside complex algorithm optimization and multithreading. Emphasizing past contributions to large-scale distributed architectures, cloud database management (such as AWS RDS or Cloud Spanner), and performance testing can clearly demonstrate technical readiness. Furthermore, candidate CVs should reflect leadership experience, such as mentoring engineers, leading technical strategy, or collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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