Software Development Engineer II (Fullstack)

Role Description

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, which is a complex React / Redux app requiring 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 and bring clarity to complex technical problems across the organization.
• Participate in the design process by listening to users, attending design critiques, and providing guidance and feedback informed by a deep understanding of technical constraints.
• Reduce technical debt, share your knowledge, and invest in your teammates’ health and happiness while optimizing application performance and accelerating feature velocity.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence by meticulously testing and monitoring our systems and code, writing documentation, and being on-call to support the health of our services.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Modern Frontend Architecture: Proven track record of building full-featured client-side applications using React and TypeScript (ES6+), with a deep understanding of HTML5 and CSS3.
• State Management Mastery: Proficient in designing complex application and component states using solutions like Redux, ensuring scalable and maintainable data flow.
• Fullstack Integration: Extensive experience integrating RESTful APIs and a functional understanding of cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS.
• Quality Assurance: Comfortable working with testing frameworks such as Playwright or Jest to ensure code reliability and performance.
• Operational Excellence: Takes pride in the long-term health of systems, including monitoring metrics, triaging regressions, and proactively resolving customer-facing issues.
• Autonomy and Execution: Can independently navigate the full development lifecycle, translating design specifications into high-quality, production-ready code.
• Collaborative Mindset: Strong desire to mentor peers, engage in pair programming, and document expertise to elevate the entire engineering team.

Requirements

• Infrastructure and Automation: Experience building and maintaining modern CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
• Performance Optimization: Sophisticated understanding of frontend architecture for large-scale, data-intensive applications, with a focus on memory management and rendering efficiency.
• Geospatial Expertise: Prior experience working with web mapping technologies or geospatial data visualization.

Benefits

• Supportive health care and parental leave.
• Flexibility for personal needs.
• Commitment to a diverse team and inclusive environment.