Staff ML Engineer - Geospatial Navigation
TomTom
Software Engineering, Data Science
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Posted on Mar 11, 2025
At TomTom, we're transforming how the world moves by building intelligent navigation systems that impact millions of journeys daily. Help us create the next generation of ML-powered maps that are more accurate, up-to-date, and useful than ever before.
What you'll do:
- Design and implement ML systems that extract features from satellite imagery, street-level imagery, and GPS traces
- Develop computer vision and 3D processing models to enhance map accuracy and feature detection
- Build scalable ML pipelines from data ingestion through deployment and monitoring
- Lead technical initiatives across teams, providing guidance on ML architecture and best practices
- Pioneer multi-source data fusion methods to create comprehensive geospatial understanding
- Define metrics and experiments to continuously validate and improve model performance
- Mentor engineers and help grow our ML capabilities across the organization
What you'll need:
- Strong software engineering foundation with high-quality coding standards
- Experience building and deploying ML systems in production environments
- Expertise in computer vision, geospatial ML, or 3D data processing
- Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks
- Experience designing end-to-end data processing and ML pipelines
- Strong analytical skills and statistical knowledge for experiment design
- Demonstrated technical leadership within cross-functional teams
Nice to have:
- Experience with cloud-based ML infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Knowledge of MLOps tools and practices
- Familiarity with mapping, navigation, or location-based services
- Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
- We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you're passionate about using ML to solve complex geospatial challenges, we want to hear from you!
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 Search, a product unit within TomTom’s Location Technology Products technical unit. We develop our Search APIs, integrated into other TomTom products and used by TomTom Automotive and Enterprise to provide businesses with the technologies they need to build next-generation location experiences. Joining our team, you will use your ambition and expertise to solve complex problems and work with big data to positively impact lives on a global scale.
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 3,700 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.
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