Software Development Engineer III, Logistics API at Mapbox

Role overview

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.

Our team is responsible for the Directions and Logistics APIs, which power everything from a single driver's route request to the complex logistics optimization for major delivery companies. We handle millions of requests daily, operating under strict latency requirements, making our work both challenging and highly rewarding. Given the essential nature of our services, we maintain a responsible on-call rotation and treat alarms seriously to ensure system stability without excessive noise.

We have an exciting roadmap for 2026, and this is the perfect time to join us to be a part of this exciting journey!

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 a discussion of how you use AI in your engineering workflow.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate software or platform systems for logistics API and mapping services.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and customer stakeholders.
• Improve reliability, performance, testing, automation and documentation.
• Translate complex requirements into maintainable production systems.

Qualifications

• Our team is responsible for the Directions and Logistics APIs, which power everything from a single driver's route request to the complex logistics optimization for major delivery companies. We handle millions of requests daily, operating under strict latency requirements, making our work both challenging and highly rewarding. Given the essential nature of our services, we maintain a responsible on-call rotation and treat alarms seriously to ensure system stability without excessive noise.
• We have an exciting roadmap for 2026, and this is the perfect time to join us to be a part of this exciting journey!
• 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 a discussion of how you use AI in your engineering workflow.
• Proficiency in implementing monitoring instrumentation, triaging incidents, resolving customer issues, and continuous product improvement
• Knowledge of operating systems and distributed systems (e.g., fault-tolerance, consistency, service discovery, etc.)
• Proven ability to design long-term technical strategies that balance immediate product delivery with the reduction of systemic technical debt across multiple departments
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills (B2 level minimum). Mapbox has offices across the globe. You should communicate about complex ideas concisely to an audience worldwide
• A rigorous approach to problem solving, using experiments and data analysis to drive quality of service improvements
• Location/Hybrid Policy: Remote (from any city in Germany)
• 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.
• Hybrid/Remote Options: Enjoy flexibility to work comfortably from home or periodically from an office where applicable.
• Country-Specific Care & Coverage: Private health, dental, and income protection plans tailored to elevate your regional statutory benefits.

Technology in this role

• TypeScript: TypeScript Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Node.js: TypeScript Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• AWS: TypeScript Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Kubernetes: TypeScript Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Docker: TypeScript Node.js AWS Kubernetes .
• Rust: • 5+ years of experience in engineering web services in either Rust or Typescript .
• CAN: We have an exciting roadmap for 2026, and this is the perfect time to join us to be a part of this exciting journey! As AI becomes embedded in modern engineering workflows, we value engineers who can thoughtfully integrate AI into design, development, and .

Benefits

• Location and remote arrangement as stated in the official posting.
• Opportunity to work on mapping, financial technology or AI platform products.

About Mapbox

Mapbox provides developer tools and cloud services for maps, navigation, search and geospatial data. Its platform combines map rendering, location search, routing and navigation capabilities with continuously updated geographic information that organizations can embed in applications, websites, vehicles and logistics systems.

The company serves product teams across areas such as mobility, automotive, delivery, travel and enterprise software. Its work sits at the intersection of geospatial data, developer platforms and real-time user experiences, with an engineering environment that can involve large data pipelines, SDKs, rendering, APIs and distributed systems. The job posting identifies which of those areas and tools apply to the specific position.

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