Mapbox
Location Platform
SoftwareDevelopmentEngineerII(Fullstack)
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“Software Development Engineer II (Fullstack) at Mapbox. Skills: React, TypeScript, Redux, Fullstack Integration, RESTful APIs, AWS. Lead contributions to Mapbox Studio. Ship simple, approachable, performant, testable code”
What You'll Achieve.
Ship simple, approachable, performant, testable code; Drive the long term vision for maps at Mapbox; Enable our map designers to create beautiful maps faster and easier; Optimize application performance; Accelerate feature velocity
Industry & Context.
Finding systematic solutions to hard problems; Solve complex architecture problems; Bring clarity to complex technical problems; Dig into problems and opportunities
On-call to support the health of our services
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Fluency in Javascript, Fluency in Typescript, Web technologies, Modern Frontend Architecture, Building full-featured client-side applications using React, Building full-featured client-side applications using TypeScript (ES6+), Deep understanding of HTML5, Deep understanding of CSS3, Designing complex application and component states using solutions like Redux, Extensive experience integrating RESTful APIs, Functional understanding of cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS, Comfortable working with testing frameworks such as Playwright, Comfortable working with testing frameworks such as Jest, Independently navigate the full development lifecycle, Translating design specifications into high-quality, production-ready code
Nice to Have
Experience building and maintaining modern CI/CD pipelines, Sophisticated understanding of frontend architecture for large-scale, data-intensive applications, Focus on memory management and rendering efficiency, Prior experience working with web mapping technologies, Prior experience working with geospatial data visualization
What You'll Do.
Lead contributions to Mapbox Studio
Facilitate and make informed technical decisions
Drive the long term vision for maps at Mapbox
Solve complex architecture problems
Bring clarity to complex technical problems
Participate in the design process
Reduce technical debt
Invest in your teammates’ health and happiness
Optimize application performance
Accelerate feature velocity
Promote a culture of operational excellence
Meticulously testing and monitoring our systems and code
Writing documentation
Being on-call to support the health of our services
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Invest in your teammates’ health and happiness; Share your knowledge; Engage in pair programming; Document your expertise to elevate the entire engineering team; Supportive health care; Parental leave; Flexibility for the things that come up in life; Innovating on how we think about supporting our people; Environment of teaching and learning
Communication Scope
Listening to users; Providing guidance and feedback; Share your knowledge; Document your expertise
Process & Methodology
Independently navigate the full development lifecycle, Translating design specifications into high-quality, production-ready code
Full Job Description
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 Studio team is a warm, supportive, and versatile group of software engineers and product designers. We love finding systematic solutions to hard problems, and, in the process, inventing the future of how people interact with location. Beautiful, intelligent, well designed maps are a cornerstone of what makes Mapbox maps special, and the Studio team creates tools to make that happen. Check out our Studio product https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-studio! As AI becomes embedded in modern engineering workflows, we value engineers who can thoughtfully integrate AI into design, development, and decision-making. Our interview process will include discussion of how you use AI in your engineering workflow. WHAT YOU'LL DO Mapbox is looking for a talented and innovated Software Development Engineer II to join our Studio team. As a Software Development Engineer II (Fullstack), you can expect to: - Lead contributions to Mapbox Studio, our flagship map design tool. Studio is a complex React / Redux app that requires fluency in Javascript, Typescript, and web technologies. Ship simple, approachable, performant, testable code. - Facilitate and make informed technical decisions that drive the long term vision for maps at Mapbox. - Build workflow tools that enable our map designers to create beautiful maps faster and easier. - Solve complex architecture problems in an extensible, maintainable way. Bring clarity to complex technical problems across the organizat
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