Location Services Engineer | Maps Platform (Remote in Europe)

Embedded Shishya; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 27.552 - 45.460; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive hourly pay 20–33€/hour

Annual performance bonus

Europe-wide remote work

Zusammenfassung

MapTiler is hiring a Location Services Engineer to drive geospatial search, routing and elevation features. You will work with engineers and data analysts across Europe, taking initiative in design reviews, coding and problem solving to deliver scalable location services.

You will maintain and optimize servers, pipelines and data ingestion, contributing to cross‑team projects and ensuring robust, maintainable code in a polyglot environment.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on programming, system design and problem solving.
• Cross-team collaboration and communication are required.
• Deep understanding of common data structures.
• Familiarity with OpenStreetMap data model and its limits.
• Ability to work in a polyglot environment (TypeScript, Java, Rust; C++ soon).
• Geospatial domain interest in maps, geocoding and routing.

Aufgaben

• Maintain geocoding, routing, and location services servers.
• Improve local databases to enhance search results and routing output.
• Ingest, transform and curate raw geospatial data.
• Build pipelines converting large data sources into optimized structures.
• Manage releases, tests and core programming tasks.
• Monitor services and implement targeted enhancements.
• Collaborate with other MapTiler teams (elevation, addresses, routes).

Kenntnisse

Ownership

Programming

System design

Data structures

OpenStreetMap data model

Polyglot programming

GIS knowledge

English fluency

Tools

Docker

Osmium

GIS data tools

Jobbeschreibung

• Full-time
• Remote in Europe

Description

Are you passionate about enhancing customer experiences through geospatial technology? MapTiler is seeking a Location Services Engineer to join our team of software engineers and data analysts. In this role, you'll drive innovation in map search, routing, elevation, and other products, collaborate with teams and stakeholders, and influence the future of our product. Take initiative in problem‑solving, contribute to design and code reviews, and help deliver solutions that impact millions of users worldwide. If you're ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you!

What are we doing

• Maintaining and optimizing the geocoding, routing, and other location services servers.
• Maintaining and improving local databases to continually improve search results and routing output.
• Coordinating the ingestion, transformation, and curation of raw geospatial data.
• Developing pipelines that convert large-scale data sources (e.g., Planet OSM PBF, Elevation data) into specialized data structures powering our location services.
• Managing releases, automated data processing pipelines, automated tests, and other core programming tasks.
• Monitoring the geocoding service, routing, and other location services and design targeted enhancements.
• Managing and integrating datasets for other MapTiler teams, such as elevation, address points, and routes.

What we expect from you

• Ability to take ownership of the codebase and database, define requirements, set priorities, and drive progress with other team members.
• Hands‑on expertise in programming, system design, and problem‑solving. Cross‑team collaboration and communication.
• Deep understanding of common data structures.
• Understanding the OpenStreetMap data model and its limits.
• Ability to work in a polyglot environment. We use TypeScript, Java, Rust, and are getting ready to add C++ to the mix, so deep knowledge of at least one of these is required.
• Understanding that creating a readable and maintainable codebase is sometimes more desired than the most elegant solution.
• Familiarity with the GIS domain and coordinate systems. Interest in maps, geocoding, and routing.
• Fluency in English and communicativeness even in a remote work environment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Python, Ansible, and Bash scripting.
• Experience with Docker.
• Knowledge of OSM data‑processing tools (e.g., Osmium).
• Familiarity with the OpenStreetMap data structures (tagging schema).
• Hands‑on experience with using AI agents to contribute to existing codebases.
• Experience with prompt/context or even harness engineering.

What we offer

• Competitive financial compensation based on your experience (20-33€/hour) & annual performance bonus.
• Widescreen LCD, a laptop of your choice, and all the resources you need for your work.
• Flexible working hours to help you easily balance your personal and professional life.
• Work remotely from anywhere in Europe, or hang out with us at our hubs in Brno (Czechia) or Unterägeri (Switzerland).
• Collaborate with the best from major global brands to innovative open‑source projects.
• Grow your career with dedicated support for continuous learning, attending conferences, and building your personal brand.
• A friendly, connected team and regular team‑building events across Europe.

About MapTiler

We make maps easy so that everyone can understand the world better. Our platform powers everything from global weather forecasting and humanitarian crisis management to flight trackers and the Swiss railways. Our maps are viewed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide every month.

We are deeply rooted in the developer and open‑source communities. Since our users and customers are primarily developers, engineers, and geo‑experts, we don't do traditional corporate account management. Instead, we build technical partnerships.