Software Development Engineer II, Android, Navigation SDK

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 Navigation SDK team builds frameworks and applications that power navigation everywhere. Customers of our SDK include automotive, logistics and consumer apps on Android, iOS and Linux, small and large. Our customers build apps and navigation experiences that top the App Store and Play Store rankings, and we are constantly working together to help them build what’s next, whether that’s an Augmented Reality app, an AI powered experience, a popular consumer app, or an autonomous driving experience. Our core components are built using C++ for performance and flexibility.

Our products power experiences and operations for customers like BMW, Rivian, GM, Toyota, Doordash and Instacart, etc.

https://www.mapbox.com/navigation

We are looking for smart, fast-learning team players who are driven by the idea of enhancing and developing core and essential components of current and future implementations of the navigation ecosystem here at Mapbox.

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

Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and Overseeing the implementation of large-scale, cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Ensuring quality by driving improvements in our development processes, code quality standards, and best practices across teams
• Engaging in technical conversations and decisions that affect long-term strategic direction and scalability.
• Acting as a technical mentor and resource for the team, fostering professional development and knowledge-sharing.
  
  

In addition, you’ll actively participate in hands-on development work to maintain high-quality standards across our SDKs:

• Design expressive and user-friendly APIs for developers using our SDKs.
• Delivering high-quality features in collaboration with peers and cross-functional teams.
• Implementing improvements to our SDK's functionality and developer experience.
• Dive into the cross-platform implementations underlying our frameworks to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
• Debugging, profiling, and optimizing performance issues.
• Writing clean, fast code to implement new features and improve existing functionality.
• Contribute to the architecture of our SDKs, using the best practices of software engineering.
• Improve the product’s performance, stability, maintainability, and simplicity.
  
  

What We Believe Are Important Traits For This Role

• Demonstrated history of shipping complex Android applications and/or SDKs.
• Experience with native technologies, such as Kotlin and Java.
• Experience with testing methodologies and frameworks.
• Focus on usability and great user experience.
• Desire to build frameworks and developer tools.
• Desire to learn and to teach.
• Passion to earn and keep customer trust.
• Readiness to go deep in the Android stack and navigate AOSP code when needed.
• Experience debugging and profiling to resolve performance issues.
• Familiarity with or a desire to learn more about C++.
• Broad experience in software development.
• Knowledge of writing cross-platform code is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with distributed teams, with the ability to communicate fluently in English.
  
  

What We Value

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.
  
  

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We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class.