Software Development Engineer, II, 3DLN
Mapbox Germany · 6+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Sep 30, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 6+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Mapbox Germany
About the role
- The team is developing 3D Live Navigation, an advanced navigation system that enhances traditional maps by integrating high-resolution 3D lane models, real-time sensor data, environmental models, and dynamic lighting conditions.
- The role involves developing real-time visualization of ADAS sensor data and HD lane-level navigation for the Mapbox Navigation SDK.
Responsibilities
- Develop real-time visualization of ADAS sensor data and HD lane-level navigation for Mapbox Navigation SDK, including implementation of simulation tools for testing various driving scenarios and sensor data playback.
- Assess minimum requirements for our automotive solutions and align them with reference platforms.
- Write clean, fast C++ code to integrate various data inputs required for our automotive navigation system product offerings, or provide custom-tailored solutions as needed.
- Implement and collaborate on new rendering and navigation features.
- Own full-stack development from data to navigation experience across various platforms and stacks.
- Fine-tune the automotive navigation experience through profiling and debugging techniques to extract the best performance from customer platforms.
- Work with technical counterparts at customers and partners to discover requirements, provide implementation recommendations, and debug integrations.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure best practices for cross-platform API design and performance tuning for specific hardware and software combinations.
- Improve the product’s performance, stability, maintainability, and simplicity.
Requirements
- Broad experience in software development, customer engagements, and automotive compliance standards.
- Strong technical expertise (6+ years) in modern and embedded C++.
- Proficient in rendering with a strong foundation in algorithms and performance optimization.
- Strong understanding of various ADAS features (ACC, LKA, etc.) and their corresponding visual representation in displays/HMI systems.
- Skilled in sensor fusion and various filtering techniques.
- Experienced with build systems like CMake and Gradle, and developing frameworks/developer tools.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with distributed teams, customers, and partners (Fluent in English).
Preferred qualifications
- Automotive operating systems: AGL, AOSP, Android Automotive, QNX.
- Automotive CAN bus experience.
- HD mapping domain knowledge (lane level geometry, road topology, map data formats).
- Orchestration: Yocto, Docker.
- Cross-platform UI toolkits like Qt or Flutter.
- Experience in Kotlin, Shell Script, JavaScript, Python.
Benefits
- Private health, dental, and income protection plans tailored to elevate your regional statutory benefits.
- Family care, maternity and paternity leave policies to support your growing family.
- Lifestyle Spending Account: Contributions to support your health, wellness, and personal growth.
- Mental health support for you and your dependents.
- Paid time away, company holidays, and generous absence policies.
- Dedicated paid volunteering time in addition to your standard PTO.
Workplace
- Location/Hybrid Policy: Remote (from any city in Germany)
Skills
- C++
- CMake
- Gradle
- AGL
- AOSP
- Android Automotive
- QNX
- Yocto
- Docker
- Qt
- Flutter
- Kotlin
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- Shell Script
- JavaScript
- Python
