Engineering Manager - Quality Assurance at tomtom

What you'll do • Lead and mentor a QA engineering team of ~10, managing performance and fostering a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Own the QA strategy and processes across multiple product teams, establishing standards and best practices to ensure consistently high quality and reliability of critical software products. • Oversee test planning and automation – direct the creation and execution of comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated testing frameworks, ensuring thorough coverage for new features and releases. • Solve complex quality challenges by implementing innovative testing solutions and driving ongoing process improvements to enhance product quality and team efficiency. • Collaborate cross-functionally with development, product management, and other teams to integrate QA into the software development lifecycle and ensure timely, high-quality releases. • Monitor quality metrics and testing outcomes, providing clear visibility into product quality, risks, and improvements for stakeholders and senior leadership. What you'll need • Extensive QA experience – 10+ years in software quality assurance or test engineering, including at least 2 years in a leadership role managing QA engineers. • Deep QA knowledge – strong understanding of QA methodologies, testing processes, and industry best practices, with a track record of defining and implementing effective test strategies for complex, high-impact software systems. • Test automation expertise – hands-on experience building and using automated testing frameworks and tools, plus familiarity with non-functional testing (performance, security, etc.). • Problem-solving skills – proven ability to tackle complex quality issues with creative, efficient solutions and to drive continuous process improvements. • Leadership abilities – demonstrated skill in leading and developing teams, motivating high performance, and instilling accountability for quality results. • Communication skills – excellent ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and clearly convey testing status, issues, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Educational background – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). What we offer A competitive compensation package, of course.   Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.  Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.   Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It’s all about getting the best out of both worlds – we ask TomTom’ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location. Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance.  Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we’re mapping.   Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.  Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world.  Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community – we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!  Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location.  Meet your team We're the Navigation SDK team. We work on complex code to develop TomTom's Navigation Software Development Kit, integrating technologies provided by other Product Units and enabling our customers to easily build competitive navigation applications. Your code will also be at the heart of TomTom's navigation products like AmiGO, helping millions of people find their way in the world. At TomTom... You’ll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet. Work with a team of 3,300+ unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we’ll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them. After you apply Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout your journey with us, no matter the outcome. Your application will be screened closely and you can rest assured that all follow-up actions will be thorough, from assessments and interviews all the way through onboarding. To find out more about our application process, check out our hiring FAQs. TomTom is an equal opportunity employer TomTom is where you can find your place in the world. Every day we welcome, nurture and celebrate differences. Why? Because your uniqueness is what makes you, you. No matter your culture or background, you’ll find your impact at TomTom. Research also shows that sometimes women and underrepresented communities can be hesitant to apply for positions unless they believe they meet 100% of the criteria. If you can relate to this, please know that we’d love to hear from you.