--- title: 'Software Development Engineer II, Cloud Platform at Mapbox' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-development-engineer-ii-cloud-platform-mapbox-mapbox-dztb4qk2p60n' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Software Development Engineer II, Cloud Platform at Mapbox - **Company:** [Mapbox](https://feeny.ai/companies/mapbox) - **Location:** Mapbox, United States - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-08-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mapbox/582fb3a3-d395-4ebc-8b8f-3ce3212c11cf ## 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 Cloud Platform team at Mapbox provides the infrastructure and frameworks that power Mapbox services in the AWS environment. This globally distributed team, with members in the US, Germany, and Finland, is responsible for managing infrastructure-as-code tooling, CI/CD platforms, test environments, and the foundational compute and networking resources for all Mapbox tools and services. We support over 700 Mapbox engineers (and growing) across North America, Europe, and Japan. We champion a collaborative environment, promoting individual growth and utilizing cloud-native technologies to make a broad impact. 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. Cloud Platform core responsibilities encompass the following areas: - Infrastructure-as-Code: Maintaining secure, reliable, and cost-efficient infrastructure using Terraform/Terragrunt, as well as legacy CloudFormation/CDK. - Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Providing tools and processes for observability and disaster recovery. - Developer Experience: Delivering centralized, scalable, and reliable CI/CD pipelines for development teams, based on GitHub Actions. ## What You'll Do - We are seeking a Software Development Engineer II who is enthusiastic about delivering cloud-native containerized infrastructure and deployment platforms that adhere to GitOps principles and can support dynamic business growth. In this role, you can expect to: - Actively onboard AWS resources to the declarative gitops-based framework utilizing Terraform and Terragrunt. - Maintain and troubleshoot legacy cloud infrastructure in AWS that is deployed with Cloudformation/CDK and utilizes ECS, Lambda, EMR, etc. - Architect and promote Kubernetes deployments for new services. - Lead migration of deployment pipelines from ECS and Cloudformation to EKS and ArgoCD. - Architect a centralized CI pipelines framework utilizing GitHub Actions and Runs-on. - Broadly influence and lead the Mapbox Cloud Platform strategy around AWS architecture, open-source tools and frameworks. - Configure and maintain a comprehensive observability platform, such as Datadog or Observe, to enable real-time monitoring, alerting, and analytics. - Promote a culture of operational excellence by testing and monitoring our systems and code, and providing on-call support for the platform services. - Document your work and decision-making processes, and lead presentations and discussions in a way that is easy for others to understand. - Uphold a culture of collaboration, transparency, creativity, inclusion, and data-driven decisions. - Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure our systems remain available to customers 24/7. Team members alternate as the on-call primary responder, which may require immediate response outside normal working hours, including weekends. What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role - 5+ years experience leveraging infrastructure-as-code frameworks to manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Terragrunt, Atlantis, CDK - 4+ years experience orchestrating containerized workloads at scale using EKS, ECS - 4+ years experience managing scalable CI/CD frameworks in a distributed engineering organization using Github Actions - Strong expertise with Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Istio - Proven ability to design and develop cost efficient, secure, and durable solutions on AWS using EKS, ECS, EC2, Lambda, Fargate, CloudFront, IAM, Route53, DynamoDB - Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Python, Nodejs, GoLang - Experience configuring and managing observability systems in a distributed large-scale environment using Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar - Experience with incident response practices including blameless post-mortems and resilience engineering concepts - A desire to share your expertise through documentation, mentorship, and both written and vocal discussion - Ability to work asynchronously and independently with minimal supervision, lead by example, and make decisions based on priorities and business goals ## 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 $157,675 - 213,325 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. Mapbox participates in E-Verify to confirm employee work authorization. Please refer to the [Notice of E-Verify Participation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rVYht6vc6QJmVzwML1rlh3BFboC-JkGe/view?usp=drive_link) and [Right to Work](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pnzz1t8ueq8iPftJ7kqPOGoTnD5mqi0H/view?usp=drive_link) posters for more information. 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. 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