For the hiring team at Mapbox
Hello! I wanted to introduce myself and give a sense of my background, in a slightly old-school way: a few words, with some visuals woven in.

Firstly, I am grateful to Diana for bringing this role onto my knowledge. To be candid, when I first read the description, I felt both excited and reflective. Having sported the “UX Designer” sticker on my shirt for much of my career, I initially wondered how directly I fit into a role explicitly centered on map design. However after a short reflection, I realized how much of my work that I have done, but also the subjects I have consistently gravitated toward, overlap to a good extent with what this role describes. I would love to briefly highlight those overlaps to give you a clearer sense of my experience.

In my current role at HERE, I focus on automotive experiences, primarily embedded navigation software (HERE Navigation) and a web based tool for configuring road networks for automated driving. 
On HERE navigation, although base map content is created by a dedicated cartography team, I contribute on designing what lives above it: markers, annotations, and interaction logic across passenger vehicles, EV flows, and commercial applications such as trucks. 
With Automated Driving Zones, I worked on a map annotation and editing tool that enables users to define spatial attributes and rules for autonomous vehicle behavior. This required careful thinking around spatial abstraction, editing workflows, and clear visual states within complex systems.

Given the nature of the work, I am limited in what I can share at this stage, but I would be glad to prepare an appropriate showcase for a future review.
Another relevant project, at a previous role, involved designing a tool for mapping and managing intralogistics of ultra large factories. Under that project I worked on a schematic representation of factory floors used by operators monitoring autonomous robots performing internal logistics. This project required translating physical space into a readable, task oriented schematic map, with strong emphasis on clarity, hierarchy, and spatial logic. You can visit the project showcase here. 
Beyond some of the highlights above, much of my work and interest has dabbled with this space of mapping in different forms be it storytelling or as subject of humane interaction design. You're welcome to see some of those projects and well as  other work with UX & interaction listed through my portfolio (password: folio2026)

If this resonates with you, I would be excited to continue the conversation, both to share more about my work and to learn more about your ambitions for this role and team.

Best,
Keyur