Engineering Manager, Traffic Event Detections

About the role

The Engineering Manager for Traffic Event Detections will lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for building products that detect, validate, and deliver live road updates. This role involves managing high-scale backend services, data pipelines, and AI-driven workflows to ensure robust and reliable navigation experiences for global customers. You will drive team strategy, foster professional growth, and align engineering efforts with broader company objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Drive day-to-day project management, sprint planning, and operational best practices.
• Manage the full lifecycle of event detection, from intelligent ingestion to strategic delivery.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to develop long-term business strategy.
• Establish and track operational metrics to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and data-driven decision-making.

Required skills

• People management
• AWS
• Scalable web services
• Data pipelines
• Project management
• Sprint planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
• Equivalent practical hands-on engineering experience

Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Income protection plans
• Parental leave
• Lifestyle spending account
• Mental health support
• Paid time off
• Paid volunteering time

About the Company

Mapbox is a leading real-time location platform that provides tools for navigation-aware businesses, powering services for global customers like BMW, Porsche, DoorDash, and Instacart. The company processes petabytes of geospatial data using high-scale backend services and AI workflows to deliver dynamic, real-time map updates.