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Senior AI Engineer, Location AI

MapboxMapbox GermanyLocation AI
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Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
11 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Senior AI Engineer, Location AI position at Mapbox is a full-time remote opportunity based out of Germany, tailored for experienced software professionals with a strong background in artificial intelligence and data systems. This role suits a creative engineer who wants to own multi-component AI solutions and collaborate across multiple product teams to solve high-priority technical challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Design and deliver complex AI systems, establishing measurement frameworks and evaluation systems for non-deterministic behavior.
Build data pipelines and related tooling, covering ingestion, conflation, quality checks, and entity resolution for massive datasets.
Evaluate external models, datasets, and benchmarks from research and open-source releases to decide between building or adopting solutions.
Manage model and tool-calling boundaries, optimizing for latency and cost constraints per request.
Participate in an on-call rotation to guarantee system availability for customers around the clock.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in a STEM discipline alongside at least five years of professional software engineering experience.
Two or more years shipping LLM-backed features to real users within production environments involving on-call rotations and error budgets.
Data engineering depth including SQL, distributed processing frameworks, and precise data pipelines.
Practical fluency in tool calling, agent orchestration, and identifying associated failure modes.
Strong proficiency in Python or TypeScript, with the ability to read code across various languages.
Direct experience designing evaluations for non-deterministic systems and agent harnesses.

Nice to Have

Background in geospatial data such as routing, geocoding, POI, or OpenStreetMap.
Experience designing public APIs or SDKs for external developers.
Familiarity with MCP or similar tool transports and running evaluations in CI.
Exposure to automotive tech, voice pipelines, or constrained compute environments.

Skills and Tools

Python
SQL
TypeScript
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Data pipelines and distributed processing

Salary and Benefits

Remote work flexibility from any city across Germany.
Private health, dental, and income protection insurance coverage.
Family-first support including maternity and paternity leave.
Lifestyle spending accounts and mental health support programs.
Generous paid time off, company holidays, and dedicated paid volunteering time.

About the Company

Mapbox serves as a leading real-time location platform powering location-aware businesses, navigation systems, and developers globally. Over four million registered developers trust the platform for its security, flexibility, and privacy compliance across applications, data, SDKs, and APIs.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official company careers page to submit an application and complete the necessary steps.

Skills and tech stack

PythonLLMSQLTypeScript

Questions candidates ask

Where is this position located?

This role is remote and can be performed from any city in Germany.

What level of experience is required?

Candidates must have at least five years of software engineering experience, including two or more years shipping LLM-backed features to real users.

What are the core programming language requirements?

Strong proficiency in Python or TypeScript is required, alongside the ability to read code in various languages.

Does this role involve on-call duties?

Yes, team members participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 system availability, which may occasionally require immediate responses outside of normal working hours.

What education is required for the role?

A Bachelor Degree in a STEM discipline is required.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Mapbox careers page.

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