Senior Software Data Engineer — Remote (Germany)

Mapbox; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 102,762 - 148,435; Full time

Job summary

Mapbox is hiring a Software Development Engineer focused on data engineering for its Roads team. You will work on developing, optimizing, and validating data pipelines for maps and navigation in a cross-functional, self-organized team.

You will design new pipelines, monitor performance, and contribute to security best practices while communicating complex ideas clearly in English. Remote work is available from Germany.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Good knowledge of at least one programming language (C++, Python, Scala, Java).
• Experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, IAM, EMR, Glue, Athena, Kinesis) or any other cloud platform.
• Comfortable with SQL and understand SQL engine basics.
• Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles.
• Experience with at least one workflow management tool (Airflow, Oozie, Luigi).
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to justify technical decisions.
• Creative, resourceful, and innovative problem solver.
• Good communication skills in English (B2 level minimum). Mapbox offices worldwide; communicate complex ideas concisely.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership, improve, scale, and iterate on existing data processing pipelines.
• Design and implement new data processing pipelines.
• Collect and monitor performance metrics.
• Contribute to security best practices across data infrastructure.

Skills

Data engineering

C++

Python

Scala

Java

AWS

SQL

Distributed systems

English communication

Tools

Airflow

Oozie

Luigi

Spark

Job description

Mapbox is hiring a Software Development Engineer focused on data engineering for its Roads team. You will work on developing, optimizing, and validating data pipelines for maps and navigation in a cross-functional, self-organized team.

You will design new pipelines, monitor performance, and contribute to security best practices while communicating complex ideas clearly in English. Remote work is available from Germany.