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ALF is responsible for the localization features layer of the HD map and the ML systems that extract them from real-world sensor data at world scale.\nYou'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with applied scientists and software engineers, partner with adjacent teams, and own the quality trajectory of features that ship to customers under hard product targets.\nWhat you will do:\nWork with a team of medior and senior engineers and applied scientists to develop high-quality algorithms and ML software that powers TomTom's HD maps for ADAS.\nLead the design, implementation, and integration of algorithms, ML systems, and data pipelines within your area of focus, from problem framing through experimentation to production rollout.\nDrive measurable improvements in output quality (recall, precision, latency, cost) against hard customer-facing targets.\nLead well-scoped projects and own components within the team's processing pipelines, from upstream input data through algorithmic and ML processing to validated outputs published to downstream consumers.\nTackle complex technical problems at scale: noisy upstream signals, geospatial geometry, ground truth quality, and large-scale evaluation pipelines.\nBuild iteratively using agile methodologies and rigorous experimentation; document outcomes so the team can build on them.\nMentor junior engineers and interns, provide insightful code reviews, and contribute to hiring as an interviewer.\nWhat you will need:\n4+ years of professional Applied Science, Machine Learning, algorithm development, or related experience.\nBachelor's degree (minimum) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Geospatial Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field. 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