️ Location Services Engineer | Maps Platform (Remote in Europe)
MapTiler- 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 (eg. 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.
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