Software Engineering Manager

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.