Machine Learning Engineer II, Routing Cost

Mapbox; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading mapping technology company is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer III to design and implement advanced routing systems. In this role, you'll leverage your extensive experience in backend development and machine learning to optimize data pipelines and ensure high system availability. The ideal candidate should have strong proficiency in Python and distributed processing technologies while mentoring team members and contributing to innovative solutions. Located in Cologne, this full-time role offers a competitive salary range.

Qualifikationen

• 8-10+ years of backend and ML experience.
• Technical knowledge in Python and data processing pipelines.
• Extensive experience with cloud services deployment.
• Strong mentoring and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead feature implementation within the navigation organization.
• Design and build ML and data pipelines.
• Build tools for quality assurance and data exploration.
• Leverage geospatial algorithms for optimization.
• Mentor colleagues and participate in code reviews.

Kenntnisse

Backend Engineering

Machine Learning

Python

Distributed Processing

Cloud Services

Data Quality Control

Geospatial Algorithms

Data Communication

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Airflow

Dask

Jobbeschreibung

Machine Learning Engineer III, Routing Cost

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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 team at Mapbox develops and operates web services powering virtually all of Mapbox’s strategic navigation initiatives in consumer, automotive, and logistics verticals. We are a highly multidisciplinary organization, with work spanning distributed systems on AWS to geospatial localization, traffic telemetry, and mapping. Collectively we are revolutionizing in-car experiences with technology to build fast, industry-leading maps and navigation for any vehicle. We’ve launched products such as MapGPT, Mapbox for EV, and we’re enhancing the visual experience of in‑vehicle navigation with 3D styling with our new Mapbox Standard through web and mobile SDKs. Mapbox has worked with automotive partners — including BMW, Toyota, and GM — to bring the best aspects of mobile app development into in‑vehicle navigation and infotainment.

• Mapbox Blog: Introducing 3D Live Navigation
• Mapbox Blog: Route Notifications Improve Driver Safety
• Mapbox Newsroom: AI Features in New Navigation SDK

What You’ll Do

As a Machine Learning Engineer III on the Routing Cost team, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of highly trafficked recommendation systems for our routing cost engine. Your technical contributions will include:

• Lead the engineering team(s) to execute end-to-end feature implementation within the larger navigation organization (~80 engineers).
• Design and build new machine learning and data pipelines, as well as optimize existing ones.
• Build tools for automated quality assurance and data exploration.
• Leverage geospatial algorithms to optimize pipelines, and create automated tuning and outlier detection algorithms.
• Partner with data scientists to improve our models for determining patterns in movement and/or traffic.
• Mentor colleagues and participate in code and design reviews.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to ensure our systems remain available to customers 24/7.

What We Believe Are Important Traits For This Role

• 8-10+ years of backend and ML experience: Extensive hands‑on experience showcasing expertise and a strong track record in the engineering field.
• Technical knowledge: Extensive experience with Python, distributed processing pipelines (Hadoop, Spark, Airflow, Dask), and very large datasets – statistical analysis, data quality control, and optimizing storage.
• Cloud proficiency: Extensive experience with cloud and infrastructure services, including deployment and management in cloud environments.
• Operational excellence: Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement, with a passion for clean code and robust architecture.
• Ownership & execution: Own the technical vision, lead the strategy and guide the team to execute toward building the future of our routing cost engine.
• Customer focus: Care deeply about customers and their problems, working tirelessly to innovate on their behalf.
• Growth mindset: Humility to accept mistakes, learn, and grow from them.
• Mentorship: Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams developing skill sets and career growth.
• Strong written and vocal communication skills: Ability to talk and write about complex ideas concisely to a wide audience, lead and resolve org-wide technical discussions, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams (security, devops, data, compliance and product).
• Data‑informed mindset: Value data‑informed decision making and strive to measure essential but non‑straightforward things.

What We Value

• High‑performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
• Enable employees to be their whole selves at work through supportive healthcare, parental leave, flexibility, and innovation in support structures.
• Provide an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
• Strong belief in growing a diverse team, encouraging 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.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development

Location: Cologne, North Rhine‑Westphalia, Germany

Salary: €65,000.00‑€95,000.00 (Europe) / $100,000.00‑$170,000.00 (US)