Software Engineer II

What's the role?
Join the HERE Mapmaking team:
As a key member of our dynamic HERE Mapmaking team, you will have the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative and agile environment. Your role will empower you to shape the future of map-building technology by developing, enhancing, and maintaining tools and services that enable our customers to create their own custom maps.

• Work with a High-Performance Team: Collaborate with passionate and talented engineers on a fast-paced team where your input truly matters. You'll be part of an agile environment where your contributions directly impact product evolution.
• Hands-On Coding & Innovation: Develop, extend, and maintain innovative platform services and components. Your work will play a crucial role in ensuring our platform remains high-performing and meets the evolving needs of our customers.
• Master New Technologies: Stay at the cutting edge of the tech world. You'll have access to continuous learning and the opportunity to share knowledge with your peers, helping to foster a culture of innovation and growth.
• Develop Expertise: Gain deep subject matter expertise in the systems and services the team owns. This knowledge will enable you to drive the creation and maintenance of a variety of customer solutions and use-cases.

Responsibilties:

• Collaborate & Code: Work closely with fellow engineers to design, develop, and test platform services, ensuring they meet both customer needs and our high standards for performance.
• Ensure Operational Excellence: Contribute to ensuring the platform services are operational and performant, with proactive monitoring to maintain the health of the components you own.
• Write Scalable Code: Create and maintain high-quality, scalable, and performant code that contributes to a seamless customer experience.
• Leverage Knowledge: Stay updated on industry trends and external technology evolutions. Share key insights and best practices with the team to continuously improve our solutions.
• Customer-Centric Approach: Engage directly with customers' needs and participate actively in sprint planning and backlog meetings with the development team and product owner. Your input will shape the direction of the product and ensure we're building solutions that truly benefit our users.

Who are you?

• A Passion for Learning: Eager to stay ahead of the curve and grow your skills with new technologies and challenges.
• Team-Oriented: Collaborative mindset, valuing teamwork and respecting diverse perspectives.
• Customer-Focused: Driven to deliver meaningful value through the work you do.
• Obsessed with Quality: Committed to writing clean, maintainable code and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

• Education or Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) or 2+ years of experience building scalable applications.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java or Scala and their associated frameworks.
• Cloud Expertise: Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Streaming Tech: Familiarity with Kafka or similar technologies.
• Problem-Solving: Strong critical thinking and ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.
• Architecture & Design: Solid understanding of software design and architecture principles.
• Code Quality: Experience in code reviews and writing high-quality, maintainable code.

The expected base salary range for this position is $87,500 to $125,000 per year. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as skills and experience.
This position is also eligible for a target annual performance bonus, which is subject to company and individual performance.
Life at HERE comes with generous benefits to support your health and overall wellness. Benefits available to US-based HERE employees include health (Medical/Dental/Vision) insurance, retirement savings plans, paid time off & leave policies.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, HERE will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and VEVRAA, we have developed an affirmative action program (AAP) for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Portions of the AAP are available for review by applicants and employees through our People Team.
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Who are we?
HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes - from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.
At HERE we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity and foster inclusion to improve people's lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel.