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Solutions Architect, Automotive/Enterprise (Korean Speaking)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Japan, South Korea
Experience
Senior · 5+ years
Job description
A Solutions Architect role at Mapbox, acting as a trusted technical and business advisor who partners with customers to design, prototype, and deliver solutions on the Mapbox platform. The position spans pre-sales technical guidance, architecture design, and customer success across global OEMs and Korean startups.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Japan, South Korea
- Languages
- Korean – fluent, English – fluent
What you'll do
- Partner with Sales to position Mapbox's technical value and shape opportunities.
- Lead technical discovery to understand customer goals, requirements, and success criteria, and ensure solution designs meet business objectives.
- Design and present scalable architectures using Mapbox SDKs, APIs, and platform services.
- Respond to technical customer requests (RFI/RFQ) with clear technical documentation and solution proposals.
- Provide technical guidance during the pre-sales cycle and deliver rapid technical enablement via workshops, demos, and PoC/PoV in a fast-paced digital customer environment.
- Drive customer success by accelerating time-to-value and supporting adoption and expansion in a dynamic, complex ecosystem.
- Advocate for customer needs and provide structured feedback to influence product and engineering direction.
- Stay current on mapping, mobility, and AI technologies and share best practices internally and with customers.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years in solutions architecture, customer-facing engineering (pre-sales, post-sales), or consulting.
- Fluent in Korean and English (both written and verbal communication).
- Must reside in Japan or South Korea.
- Knowledge of web and mobile technologies (JavaScript, Android, iOS).
- Experience building applications that integrate back-end APIs and front-end SDKs.
- Experience leading technical responses for RFI/RFQ, crafting comprehensive technical proposals.
- Strong business acumen and comfort working autonomously across distributed teams.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, robust architectures aligned with customer objectives.
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and executive audiences, combined with a proven ability to influence executive, product, engineering, and developer stakeholders.
- Experience collaborating with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
- Understanding of the Automotive industry and its ecosystem technologies such as navigation, autonomous driving, ADAS, ISA, and software-defined vehicles.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% for customer meetings, workshops, and industry events.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
- Experience of GIS, location intelligence, geospatial data, and mapping is a plus.
- Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
- Experience with AI technologies is a plus.
Benefits
- Supportive health care
- Parental leave
- Flexibility for the things that come up in life
- An environment of teaching and learning
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About Mapbox
The leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses
Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.
Key facts
- Location technology / mapping platform
- More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox
- Platform flexibility, security and privacy compliance
What they value
- We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
- We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work.
- We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
- We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.