• You’ll be leading a cross-functional development team (6-7 developers).

• You will be driving the outcomes of several teams of the Product Team.

• Driving team performance and way of working, leading to reliable and predictable delivery of business value. 

• Coaching team members on a growth path that maximizes their potential and unlocks high performance and impact using goal-setting and regular, insightful feedback. 

• Ensuring effective collaboration between the team and stakeholders, including our product organization. 

• Instigating a continuous improvement habit, including regular inspect and adapt follow-ups. 

• Staying on top of team health, as evidenced by sustainable team dynamics and future-proof engineering best practices. 

• Identifying valuable candidates to hire and further grow a diverse, resilient, and high-performing team. 

• Being an inspiring role model for our engineers.

• Establishing yourself as a credible technical leader in the team’s domain. 

• Good interpersonal skills, effective in engaging with and influencing senior engineers. 

• Credible, senior development / software engineering experience in a cross-functional team setting using at least one of Android, Java, or Kotlin. 

• Passion to develop and learn engineering management skills. 

• Passion to help others grow and succeed. 

• Active listening skills. 

• Empathy and ability to deeply connect with others. 

• Strong sense of ownership. 

• Can-do attitude. 

• Senior-level software engineering background and algorithmic skills, strength in software system architecture. 

• Demonstrated experience leading a team of software engineers. 

• Experience running and operating business-critical cloud-based services and APIs (Azure). 

• Background in the navigation domain. 

Meet your team 

You will be a member of the product team responsible for the navigation experience for Automotive customers. We develop an application suite on top of Android Automotive OS, which OEMs integrate and customize to evolve their brand specific digital cockpit. The team is organized in cross-disciplinary Engineering – Product Management – UX Design setup and holds full ownership and accountability for product and delivery.

• Competitive compensation package.

• Relocation package to Berlin or Belgrade

• Work flexibility program (Working @ TomTom) - work from both home and the office! [https://www.tomtom.com/careers/working-at-tomtom/]

• Home office benefits, with a setup budget and a monthly allowance to support.

• Chance to work abroad for 90-calendar days in select countries and states!

• Holiday package that includes your birthday off and a volunteering day per year.

• Bring your ideas and innovation to life during our Hackathon, DevDays, and more!

• Take on learning opportunities – internal programs, O’Reilly, and LinkedIn learning.

• The opportunity to join one of the few top tech location specialists and have an impact on the future of mobility.

• Be part of a supportive, inclusive, and global culture.

Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout the process, 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 through your onboarding.

• First call: If your application matches the role, then it’s time to put a voice to the name! We’ll call you to set up an interview.

• First interview (60 minutes): Together with the hiring manager, we want to know more about you and your leadership experience – what excites you about location technology and how can you help us solve global challenges.

• Second interview (60 minutes): A peer manager will dive into your potential role, showing you how you’ll fit into your team and contribute to our vision.

• Third interview (60 minutes): Team members will deep dive into your assessing the design, architectural skills.

• The final decision: Cue the fireworks because we’ll start the onboarding!