Software Engineer III (Senior) at tomtom

The Maps-Visualization department is part of the TomTom Maps Unit. As a whole unit, we deliver digital map data to internal TomTom services and external customers. Our department is accountable for the map's content, primarily intended to enhance the visualization experience during map browsing and navigation. In Earth and Water team we focus on 3D features (3D Terrains, 3D Bridges, 3D Tunnels), water features like oceans and lakes, green areas like parks and forests, and other man-made places like hospitals and school grounds. Our fundamental role is to deliver and sustain this data within the product efficiently. Our strategy involves using available resources, mainly open sources, to improve and integrate with the rest of the map. Our biggest challenge is automating the process of handling hundreds of millions of map features that must be continuously processed. What you'll do: • Work with a team of engineers to develop high-quality software, providing informal guidance to junior staff • Participate to all phases of the project lifecycle – gathering requirements, designing solutions, building new interfaces, integration with existing architectures, development, and testing code • Build scalable, highly available and resilient applications by utilizing the optimal cloud technologies and programming languages and frameworks that best suit your use cases • Enable your team for success through interactions with your partner teams. • Focusing on operational excellence for the product, influencing best practices within the team, consistently improving the way of working • Support hiring for team vacancies, and investments into team and product health What you'll need: • 3+ years of professional experience as Software Engineer • Very good knowledge of Java 17+ and good knowledge of SQL • Strong Computer Science and development fundamentals, including object oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis • Experience working with cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure) • Strong knowledge of best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, unit & integration testing, source control management, continuous integration, build processes • Experience writing system designs at the component level and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs • Ability to work on varying topics in a lively, fast changing agile environment • Focus on ‘getting things done’ and ensuring good quality What's Nice to Have: • Experience in open source and open map data technologies and products • Knowledge of Scala and Spark • Knowledge of Python and Apache Airflow 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 Maps, a global team within TomTom’s Location Technology Products technical unit. Our team is driven to deliver the most up-to-date, accurate and detailed maps for hundreds of millions of users around the world. Joining our team, you’ll continuously innovate our mapmaking processes, directly contributing to our vision: engineering the world's most trusted and useful map. 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.