Applied Scientist

Role Overview

• Contribute to the design, development, and continuous improvement of data‑driven and machine‑learning solutions that enhance the accuracy, coverage, and usability of TomTom’s maps and Points of Interest products.
• Apply scientific and analytical methods to solve complex, real‑world problems at scale.
• Translate data and models into reliable, production‑ready solutions that create value for TomTom customers and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Applies applied science and machine‑learning techniques to practical product or system problems within a defined domain.
• Designs end‑to‑end solutions that move from problem definition through experimentation to production deployment.
• Selects and adapts appropriate algorithms or modeling approaches based on data characteristics and problem constraints.
• Breaks down complex, ambiguous problems into testable components and structured experiments.
• Evaluates trade‑offs between accuracy, scalability, maintainability, and operational impact.
• Identifies risks and limitations in models or data and proposes mitigation approaches.
• Develops maintainable, testable, and efficient code to support data processing, modeling, and deployment workflows.
• Works with large‑scale data processing and distributed systems to train, evaluate, and operate models.
• Contributes to the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of models or data services in production environments.
• Explains technical concepts, results, and decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Participates constructively in cross‑functional collaboration, incorporating feedback and constraints into solutions.
• Produces documentation that supports reproducibility, operational use, and future improvement.
• Owns defined deliverables or components within larger initiatives and follows through to completion.
• Prioritizes work based on agreed objectives, data, and impact.
• Contributes to team standards for quality, reliability, and operational excellence.

Tech Stack

• Distributed Systems

Benefits

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