Engineering Manager II Software Engineering Gent, Belgium

At Tom Tom, the Maps team sits at the heart of our vision to build the world’s most accurate, fresh, and intelligent map. As an Engineering Manager, you will help evolve the Orbis Road and Lane Models by transforming high‑fidelity, high‑volume data into map content that powers next‑generation navigation, automated driving, and high‑quality Guidance for millions of drivers.

You will turn diverse data sources into a unified, highly accurate representation of the world’s road and lane networks—fueling products and partnerships that rely on Tom Tom’s map as a competitive differentiator, from global OEMs to cutting‑edge automated driving programs.

• Manage your team to execute against project plans and delivery commitment. Identify risks, define corrective mitigation actions and report to higher management.
• Own the complete software development life cycle; defining, prioritizing, designing, and leading implementation and testing of new features.
• Own all business and operational support and metrics for your team’s software.
• Enable and support your team members to maximize their potential. Identify and implement opportunities to improve the way of working and instigate a continuous improvement culture.
• Translate customers’ complex functional and technical requirements into technical solutions and define your team’s charter and roadmap based on it.
• Set up your team for innovation; define new ideas and investments contributing to the future of map‑making. In collaboration with the teams PM.

• 3+ years of experience as people manager incl. planning, tracking and reporting on execution. Passion for people management and mentorship.
• 5+ years of experience as a software developer.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, physics, or related technical discipline.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to break down complex concepts into easily understood frameworks and models.
• Excellence in technical communication with peers and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience using Cloud Providers (Azure preferred).

• Experience using the Orbis Platform, e.g. working with Layers incl. Spec, Release process, Q&A.

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 Linked In 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 Tom Tom’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 Tom Tom’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 Dev Days 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 Tom Tom!

Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location.

We’re Maps, a global team within Tom Tom’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.

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