Software Engineering Manager at tomtom

At Tomtom, we are a leading provider of location technology, building scalable platforms and products that power applications across industries. You’ll be leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team within our Search & Data unit, focused on building and shipping production-grade systems. You will guide teams in a fast-evolving space, where the emphasis is on strong software engineering fundamentals, rapid iteration, and turning complex ideas into reliable products at scale. What you'll do • Lead a cross-functional team of 10-15 software engineers to deliver features, improvements, and robust systems. • Translate business objectives into clear technical direction, team priorities, and actionable roadmaps. • Use monitoring, automation, testing, and metrics-driven decision making to improve customer experience, software quality, and developer productivity. • Partner closely with product managers and technical leads to plan iterations, refine work packages, remove impediments, and ensure predictable delivery. • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement—enabling engineers to grow and perform at their best. • Participate hands-on in technical discussions and architecture reviews when needed, supporting informed decision-making without micromanaging. • Analyze customer requests, triage issues, and drive actionable outcomes based on their feedback. • Work with the tech lead and your team to analyze, run, test, and demonstrate product code and functionalities. • Promote engineering best practices across code quality, observability, security, testing, and incident response. • Lead performance reviews, support career development, and provide valuable feedback and coaching to team members. • Communicate effectively with stakeholders—including major automotive manufacturers—ensuring clarity on risks, trade-offs, and progress. What you'll need • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. • 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including at least 5 years managing engineers. • Experience designing or reviewing technical solution proposals and system architectures. • A track record of delivering high-quality software on time using iterative and incremental development practices. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration across technical and non‑technical stakeholders. • Ability to prioritize effectively while balancing technical debt, product needs, and team capacity. • A valid driving license and driving experience, enabling you to better understand the domain and customer needs. • Being comfortable working at least two days from one of our offices in Amsterdam.