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title: 'Documentation Engineer at Mapbox'
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last_seen: '2026-09-10'
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# Documentation Engineer at Mapbox

- **Company:** [Mapbox](https://feeny.ai/companies/mapbox)
- **Location:** Mapbox, United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mapbox/96487866-efa6-47f7-a801-2fd10ec7b7fb

## 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 Marketing and Communications team at Mapbox is responsible for shaping the company's public image and promoting its cutting-edge location technology solutions. Through building strategic campaigns, high-quality content, and excellent documentation, the team effectively communicates Mapbox's value to customers, prospects, developers, partners, and stakeholders. Our goal is to highlight product features, share customer success stories, and build brand awareness, showcasing Mapbox as the leading location technology company.

## What You'll Do

As part of the Mapbox Developer Relations team, you'll help keep [docs.mapbox.com](http://docs.mapbox.com) accurate, current, and easy to use for our community of developers. This is a hands-on, day-to-day role: you'll be the person making the small fixes, updates, and improvements that keep our documentation trustworthy, while building the coding and product knowledge to take on bigger documentation projects over time.

- Make routine updates to [docs.mapbox.com](http://docs.mapbox.com): correcting errors, clarifying language, updating code samples, and keeping content in sync with product changes.
- Triage incoming user feedback on documentation, working with partners across the org to fix issues quickly and escalate the ones that need deeper attention.
- Manage the git/GitHub workflow for docs contributions — branching, pull requests, and reviews — since our docs live in a static site built with markdown/MDX and React.js.
- Work directly in the Mapbox product (web, mobile, and/or embedded SDKs) to understand what you're documenting, rather than editing from a distance.
- Partner with product teams to support new feature and product launches with clear, accurate documentation.
- Help prototype lightweight tooling or workflows (e.g., a simpler way to trigger small text changes) that make it faster and easier to keep docs up to date.
- Support other Developer Relations initiatives as needed, including community programs and general upkeep of the docs platform.

What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role We're looking for a North America-based web developer who also writes well — not a technical writer looking to learn to code, and not a senior engineer looking for a pure engineering role. This is a great fit for someone who wants to grow into a versatile Developer Relations career.

- You're a developer first: comfortable with git/GitHub workflows, markdown/MDX, and React.js. Mapbox's documentation site requires real coding ability to contribute to, not just prose editing.
- You write clearly and enjoy explaining technical concepts — through docs, tutorials, or troubleshooting guides.
- You're curious and willing to dig in: Mapbox spans web, mobile, and embedded platforms, and you'll need to actually use the product to write about it accurately.
- You can manage several small projects at once, prioritize independently, and see each through to publication with minimal oversight.
- Prior experience with Mapbox, digital mapping, or location technology is a plus but not required — willingness to learn the product deeply is what matters most.
- 2-4 years of professional experience.

## What We Value

In addition to [our core values](https://www.mapbox.com/about/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.

## How We Support You

- Hybrid/Remote Options: Enjoy flexibility to work comfortably from home or periodically from an office where applicable.
- Comprehensive Healthcare: Private medical coverage for you and your dependents.
- Family-First Support: Generous maternity and paternity leave policies to support your growing family.
- Fertility & Family Building: Inclusive fertility support. Grow your family on your terms.
- Lifestyle Spending Account: Contributions to support your health, wellness, and personal growth.
- Balance & Brainpower: Mental health support for you and your dependents.
- Rest & Recharge: Flexible paid time away, company holidays, and generous absence policies.
- Time Off to Give Back: Dedicated paid volunteering time in addition to your standard PTO.
- Invest & Grow: Retirement plans with competitive matching.

Our annual base compensation for this role ranges from $82,450 - $111,550 for most US locations and 5% to 10% higher for US locations with a higher cost of labor. Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you agree to the [Mapbox Privacy Policy](https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy) which is linked here. We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class. #LI-Remote

## About Mapbox

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mapbox is a global location platform that provides maps, navigation, search, and real-time location data services to power experiences for developers, enterprises, and consumers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Growth Stage)
- **Headquarters**: Washington, DC, USA (with offices in San Francisco, Helsinki, and Minsk)
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Eric Gundersen, Mikel Maron, Alex Barth, Will White, Tom MacWright

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Location Technology / Geospatial Data / Developer Infrastructure
- Target customers: B2B and B2D (Developer-first) — serving logistics, delivery, automotive, retail, travel, manufacturing, and enterprise software companies
- Mission or purpose: To power navigation for people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. They equip innovators to keep up with a changing world through real-time data and map rendering technologies.

## Products & Services
- **Mapbox Maps**: A customizable, high-performance mapping platform offering a suite of APIs and SDKs for web and mobile applications, including vector tiles, static maps, and map design tools.
- **Mapbox Navigation**: Turn-by-turn navigation services for car, truck, and last-mile delivery, optimized for real-time traffic and routing.
- **Mapbox Search**: Geocoding and place search APIs that provide location intelligence and address autocomplete.
- **Mapbox Data**: A rich set of datasets including traffic data, points of interest (POI), and real-time location insights for analytics and planning.
- **Mapbox Unity SDK**: Tools for building immersive location-based experiences in games, AR/VR, and simulation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company); Mapbox raised over $350M in equity funding. In 2020, its valuation was reported as approximately $1B.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Over $370M raised from investors
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: SoftBank Vision Fund, Foundry Group, DFJ Growth, True Ventures, Glynn Capital, Atomico, and others. Strategic partners include the United Nations, World Bank, USAID, and Doctors Without Borders.
- **Growth Signals**: Headquartered in DC with offices in SF, Helsinki, and Minsk; serves millions of developers and enterprise customers globally; expanding into automotive, logistics, and IoT verticals. In October 2024, they launched new real-time data products for fleet management.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Developer-First Platform**: Serves a massive global developer community with a strong open-source ethos and extensive APIs/SDKs.
- **Customizability and Performance**: Unmatched ability for developers to style maps and control rendering, with low-latency vector tiles.
- **Real-Time Data Ecosystem**: Proprietary traffic, navigation, and location data that continuously updates, creating a data moat.
- **Strong Industry Partnerships**: Works with the UN, World Bank, and global enterprises, demonstrating trust and reliability beyond typical commercial use.

## Strategic Focus
- **Automotive & Logistics Growth**: Deepening integrations with automotive OEMs and delivery/logistics companies for real-time navigation and fleet management.
- **Real-Time Intelligence**: Expanding data products for real-time location analytics, traffic, and supply chain visibility.
- **Developer Ecosystem Expansion**: Investing in SDKs, Unity integrations, and developer tools to maintain community leadership.
- **Global Reach**: Scaling enterprise sales across non-US markets, especially Europe and Asia.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Mapbox embraces work flexibility; most roles are remote-friendly, and employees are free to work from home, offices, or even a national park with good WiFi.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Offers competitive compensation, equity, generous PTO, company-wide breaks, retirement programs, and comprehensive healthcare/mental health support.
- **Family Support**: Paid maternity, paternity, adoption, and family care leave.
- **Social Impact**: Over 30 hours of paid volunteer time annually and a donation-matching benefit. The team works on projects with NGOs and social impact organizations.
- **Engineering-Driven**: A builder culture with a focus on innovation, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration.
- **Diverse and Inclusive**: Committed to DEI, with employee resource groups and policies promoting equity and inclusion.
- **Open Positions**: As of mid-2025, there were 77 open roles across multiple locations, including remote and hybrid options in the US, Helsinki, and Minsk.

## Sources
1. [mapbox.com/company](https://www.mapbox.com/company)
2. [mapbox.com/careers](https://www.mapbox.com/careers)
3. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/mapbox](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mapbox)
4. [mapbox.com/company/culture](https://www.mapbox.com/company/culture)
5. [crunchbase.com/organization/mapbox](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mapbox)

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