Geospatial Data Engineer - Remote Position at TomTom

About the Role

Join our Map Expert Specifications team as a Geospatial Data Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of high-quality map design and production. This Geospatial Data Engineer remote position sits at the intersection of technical expertise, design thinking, and documentation excellence, transforming complex mapping requirements into clear, actionable specifications that drive results. Our team of specification designers, technical writers, and documentation specialists is dedicated to the end-to-end production of comprehensive and functional maps.

What You'll Do

• Analyze TomTom maps requirements and translate them into clear, actionable specifications that align with customer use cases and technical constraints.
• Continuously explore user needs, emerging technologies, and evolving methodologies in the mapping domain.
• Identify problems during the specification process and propose effective, pragmatic solutions.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail, ensuring precision in documentation and capturing edge cases critical to our work.
• Collaborate seamlessly in cross-functional environments with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, Value Stream Engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure specifications align with broader organizational goals.

Requirements

• A good technical foundation in geospatial data.
• A research-oriented mindset and natural curiosity.
• Exceptional communication skills to convey complex technical concepts clearly through both written documentation and verbal exchanges with diverse audiences (from engineers to product managers).
• Strong analytical skills to translate requirements into actionable specifications.
• A collaborative nature with the ability to thrive in a cross-functional environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GIS software and tools.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or R.
• Knowledge of data visualization techniques.

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.
• 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!

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.

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.