Senior Software Performance Engineer (Android/Kotlin)

You will play a pivotal role in improving the performance, reliability, and transparency of the TomTom Navigation SDK, through collaboration and alignment across multiple teams within the organization.
What you'll do
Provide automated system-level measurements and benchmarks for performance regression detection, leading to early identification and resolution of performance issues
Enable the production of product KPIs aligned with customer expectations and product management requirements, enhancing transparency and driving product improvements
Design, build and operate a framework for meaningful data consumption measurements, allowing for informed decision-making on the impact of various choices on data consumption for specific scenarios
Lead the effort to create a common/shared solution for data consumption measurements, fostering collaboration across teams and driving the development of a dedicated framework
Manage the performance benchmark framework for regression detection on the component level, ensuring that performance regressions in components are detected early and actionable results are provided to the respective teams
Own the publishing of test results to dashboards, providing stakeholders with clear and accessible visualizations of benchmark results
What you'll need
Android Development: Understanding of Android framework and development tools
SDK Development: Experience in SDK development and understanding of its impact on system performance
Hardware Configuration Knowledge: Understanding of different hardware configurations and their impact on system-level measurements
Profiling and Performance Optimization: Experience in analyzing system-level performance, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing performance
Scripting and Automation: Ability to automate the execution of benchmarks and measurements
Collaboration and Communication: Capable of working with product management to align benchmarks with product KPIs and effectively communicate results
What's nice to have
Regression Detection: Familiarity with implementing automated regression detection for performance benchmarks at both system and component levels
Benchmarking: Knowledge of creating and running performance benchmarks for system-level measurements, including component-level benchmarks
Dashboard Integration: Experience in publishing test results to Grafana or similar dashboards, including data visualization and dashboard integration
Data Consumption Measurements: Experience in designing and implementing frameworks for data consumption measurements, including the ability to run tests on emulators without limitation
Data Analysis Skills: Ability to analyze benchmark results and identify performance trends or anomalies, especially for data consumption measurements
Quality Assurance: Familiarity with ensuring the reliability and accuracy of performance measurements, including the component-level benchmarks
Customer Focus: Understanding of customer expectations and ability to align benchmarks with customer use cases for product KPIs
Collaboration and Communication: Ability to effectively communicate benchmark results through dashboard visualizations to stakeholders
What we offer

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 from home, the office, or even abroad - each team has the flexibility to choose how they work based on business needs.

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.

Meet your team

We are the Map Visualization Product Unit. We develop map rendering technology that can be integrated into navigation systems and location-based applications, providing our technology to our customers in the form of cloud-based APIs and SDKs.

We see quality-management processes as a source of competitive advantage. As part of our product-led and outcome-oriented culture, we believe it is crucial to have mechanisms in place to measure and improve the quality of our products in a continuous manner so we can achieve our mission of mapping the world in real time.

At TomTom

You'll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet.

Work with a team of 3,700 unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we'll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.

After you apply

Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout your journey with us, 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 all the way through onboarding. To find out more about our application process, check out our hiring FAQs.

TomTom is an equal opportunity employer

TomTom is where you can find your place in the world. Every day we welcome, nurture and celebrate differences. Why? Because your uniqueness is what makes you, you. No matter your culture or background, you'll find your impact at TomTom. Research also shows that sometimes women and underrepresented communities can be hesitant to apply for positions unless they believe they meet 100% of the criteria. If you can relate to this, please know that we'd love to hear from you.