Applied Scientist

Role Overview

• Contribute to the design, development, and continuous improvement of data‑driven and machine‑learning solutions
• 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

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
• 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 get 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