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Mapbox· HQ in 1714 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20009, United States

Machine Learning Engineer III, Routing Cost

Location: Mapbox Germany · Category: Data, AI & Analytics · Seniority: Senior · Posted: December 2, 2025 · Verified: Sep 21, 2026

Role Overview & Description

Leads the design, development, and delivery of highly trafficked recommendation systems for Mapbox's routing cost engine, building new ML and data pipelines and optimizing existing ones. Partners with data scientists to improve models for determining movement and traffic patterns, and mentors colleagues within a larger navigation organization of ~80 engineers.
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of Mapbox. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

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Geospatial APIs, SDKs and data for enterprise applications.

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