Software Development Engineer II, Search

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 Search Box - Offline Search team is responsible for building a robust, high-performance search engine that empowers mobile and automotive customers to find places, addresses, and points of interest seamlessly, even in environments with zero network connectivity. We do this by engineering highly optimized on-device search algorithms, developing advanced data compression and efficient delta update mechanisms, and creating lightweight, scalable tile-based solutions that deliver low-latency results on constrained hardware. Our work ensures that users—from drivers navigating remote highways to mobile users in dense urban dead zones—experience a reliable, fast, and consistent search experience wherever they go. As AI becomes embedded in modern engineering workflows, we value engineers who can thoughtfully integrate AI into design, development, and decision-making. Our interview process will include discussion of how you use AI in your engineering workflow. What You'll Do Joining us as a Software Engineer on the Offline Search team, you will play a critical role in bringing world-class search capabilities to embedded systems and mobile devices operating without network connectivity. You will bring your expertise in systems engineering and performance optimization to a passionate, cross-functional team focused on the automotive and mobile mapping space. Design, code, and optimize core search algorithms tailored for on-device execution, ensuring hig