🗺 Maps Search Engineer - Europe only
MapTiler • Posted April 12th
Location
REMOTE ONLYPosition
Category
Software Development
- Full-time
- Brno, Czechia, or remote in Europe
Description
Are you passionate about enhancing customer experiences through geospatial technology? MapTiler is seeking a Map Search Engineer to join our team of software engineers and data analysts. In this role, you'll drive innovation in map search, 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 you will do
- Maintain and optimize the search server to continually improve geocoding results.
- Coordinate the ingestion, transformation, and curation of raw geospatial data.
- Develop pipelines that convert large-scale data sources (e.g., Planet OSM PBF) into specialized data structures powering our geocoding service.
- Manage releases, automated data processing pipelines, automated tests, and other core programming tasks.
- Monitor the geocoding service and design targeted enhancements.
What we expect from you
- Ability to take ownership, define requirements, set priorities, and drive progress with other team members.
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills combined with hands-on expertise in programming, system design, and problem-solving.
- Extensive professional experience in software engineering.
- Fluent in English, with strong listening skills and the ability to communicate effectively, even in a remote work environment.
- Experienced in cross-team collaboration and communication.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep understanding of common data structures.
- Understanding the OpenStreetMap data model and its limits.
- Strong development experience in TypeScript, Node.js, Java and Rust.
- Strong database experience.
- Strong focus on writing efficient code in collaboration with team members. Understanding that creating a readable and maintainable codebase is sometimes more desired than the most elegant solution.
- Experience working in distributed engineering teams and being familiar with the concepts of Agile development and Scrum methodology.
- Familiarity with the GIS (maps) domain, including geocoding and routing.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Python, Ansible and Bash scripting.
- Experience with Docker.
- Knowledge of OSM data-processing tools (eg. osmium).
- Familiar with the OpenStreetMap data structures (tagging schema).
- Machine learning experience.
What we offer
- Hourly fixed salary based on your experience.
- Annual personal performance bonus (can be multiples of the monthly salary).
- Flexible working hours.
- Work remotely or from our beautiful office in Brno (Czech Republic).
- Hardware equipment (laptop and widescreen external LCD).
- Work with interesting clients and major companies from all around the world.
- Long-term work on innovative projects & space for professional growth.
- Regular team-building events in the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
- Friendly team.
- See all the work benefits here.
About MapTiler
Our products are used by some of the best cartographers on the planet, help manage humanitarian crises, forecast global weather, monitor historical sites, map out planes or Swiss trains, and much more. Whatever the subject is, we make sure the “where” question is always answered. Our maps are viewed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide every month and it can be you who drives that visual change of the products that affect the masses. Read more about MapTiler's team and watch what we do.
Our products are used by some of the best cartographers on the planet, help manage humanitarian crises, forecast global weather, monitor historical sites, map out planes or Swiss trains, and much more. Whatever the subject is, we make sure the “where” question is always answered. Our maps are viewed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide every month and it can be you who drives that visual change of the products that affect the masses. Read more about MapTiler's team and watch what we do.