Mapbox · 1 day ago
Software Development Engineer II, Search
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$158K/yr - $213K/yrMapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. The Software Development Engineer II will be responsible for designing and implementing search retrieval algorithms, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the efficiency and accuracy of their designs to deliver high-quality user experiences.
Business IntelligenceFleet ManagementLogisticsMapping ServicesSaaS
Responsibilities
Designing and implementing search retrieval algorithms across multiple search engines
Making existing algorithms more efficient and/or highly performant
Writing technical design documents and participating in design and code reviews
Owning the efficiency and accuracy of your designs, as well as being responsible for overseeing your own work through the development and implementation lifecycle, ultimately delivering excellent end results
Collaborating with other engineers, PMs and teams internationally and cross functionally to deliver a high quality experience to our customers
Promoting a culture of operational excellence by meticulously testing and monitoring our systems and codes, and being available/on-call to support the health of our services
Qualification
Required
Strong understanding of search techniques (such as information retrieval) and data structures
Practical experience in making an algorithms perform efficiently upon implementation
Ability to write sophisticated, highly performant, and reliable solutions
Excellent problem solving skills and analytical skills, valuing a scientific approach by using experimentation and critical thinking to drive and validate high quality solutions
Experience with modern programming languages (Java, C++, Rust, Typescript)
Proficiency with cloud services (preferably AWS) in implementing monitoring instrumentation, operational diagnostics, resolving customer issues, and continuous product improvement
Preferred
Experience with maps, routing, navigation
Experience with NLP/ML/Generative AI
Experience with search engines such as ElasticSearch, Solr, Lucene
Experience with solving challenging search problems
Experience with big data and scale, data mining and science
Benefits
Supportive health care
Parental leave
Flexibility for the things that come up in life
Company
Mapbox
Mapbox develops a location data platform for mobile and web applications.
Founded in 2010
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$614.17MKey Investors
SoftBankPremji InvestSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-09-19Series E· $280M
2021-03-01Series Unknown
2020-05-01Series D· $107M
Leadership Team
Peter Sirota
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Hill
Chief Financial Officer
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