Hybrid Senior Engineering Manager

at TomTom

• Job title: Senior Engineering Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Distributed Systems
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Madrid, Spain

About the role

• Senior Engineering Manager leading the Feedback and Resolution organization for enhancing map quality at TomTom. Overseeing a team responsible for processing customer feedback and resolving map issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple engineering teams directly with other managers and Staff Engineers reporting to you
• Use your technical background primarily to set direction, evaluate designs, grow senior talent, and challenge decisions where it matters most
• Work directly with Management, senior technical experts and Product Managers to simplify complexity and deliver prioritized, incremental product outcomes
• Set guidelines for all developers in our department by aligning with peers, the industry, and tech leads
• Identify growth opportunities, empowering team members to take ownership and coaching them to success
• Define a team topology and staffing plan that sets the team up for success
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical, operational, and organizational risks
• Champion engineering excellence through strong architecture, code quality, monitoring, metrics, and automated testing
• Build a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement while leading teams through change

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software development, including 2+ years of experience managing other managers
• Strong software engineering background with experience in distributed systems and data intensive platforms
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• Strong coaching and mentoring mindset with a track record of developing senior engineers and engineering leaders
• Passion for customer experience, operational excellence, and building systems that scale without unnecessary complexity

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package
• Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days
• Paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning
• Enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities
• Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize
• Improve your home office with a setup budget and extra support with a monthly allowance
• Options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year
• Competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday
• Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays