Sr Quality Engineer (SD/HD map, Spatial Data Engineering)

About the job

What's the role? The Sr. Quality Engineer will advance the maturity of quality engineering practices by applying spatial data engineering techniques to validate data quality across extraction, transformation, and loading stages using automated geospatial workflows. Key responsibilities include supporting and extending workflows for testing and validation purposes. Partner with Data Science teams for the development of geospatial machine‑learning models for advanced quality evaluation in accordance with SD/HD Map specifications.

Main Responsibilities

• Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for spatial data models and automated geospatial quality-testing methodologies adhering to SD/HD map specifications
• Plan, schedule, and oversee automated data annotation, spatial integrity checks, and validation tasks aligned with Product Testing frameworks and evolving testing requirements.
• Implement, and optimize automated QA pipelines using geospatial processing frameworks.
• Integrating machine learning–powered validation signals by collaborating with Data Science to integrate outputs from spatial ML models for anomaly detection, classification, feature validation, and predictive quality scoring.
• Integrate and validate API d‑riven ingestion processes within the quality framework including JSON/XML parsing, schema validation, and automated integration with internal and external data sources.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts of system inefficiencies via root cause‑ analyses, and engineering enhancement to improve automation efficiency in testing workflows.
• Develop, document, and enforce technical testing procedures, ensuring consistency, repeatability, and compliance across global teams and distributed test environments.
• Provide technical training and mentorship to internal and external contributors on advanced scripting, automation tools, geospatial processing techniques, and cloud based validation workflows.

Who are you?

• Bachelor’s degree required; GIS/Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related fields preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in geospatial quality testing, spatial data engineering, or related technical roles.
• Strong understanding of SD/HD map databases, geospatial schemas, and location-based data products
• Experience applying geospatial machine learning and AI models for classification, anomaly detection, clustering, or automated quality checks is a strong plus.
• Experience with AWS services, including architecture design, data pipelines, monitoring, and application deployment is advantageous.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, including automation scripting, spatial libraries, and data engineering workflows.
• Strong experience with SQL, relational databases, spatial SQL, and performance optimized spatial queries.
• Proficiency in API based data extraction, JSON/XML parsing, and integrating external data sources into automated pipelines.
• Advanced experience with FME, ArcGIS, QGIS, and spatial data transformation workflows.
• Demonstrable experience building robust, automated spatial data pipelines, including QA/QC, feature extraction, integrity checks, and batch processing.
• Experience with Tableau, analytics, and building insights dashboards.

Coupling the skills above with strong internal attribute domain knowledge, advanced analytical abilities, and deep understanding of HERE’s product ecosystem is a significant advantage.

What Do We Offer?

At HERE, you will work on globally impactful products in a collaborative and inclusive environment. We support continuous learning, professional growth, and cross‑team collaboration, while offering opportunities to contribute to innovative, data‑driven solutions that improve how people move and live.

HERE Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Who are we?

HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes – from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.

At HERE we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity and foster inclusion to improve people’s lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel.

You will be part of HERE’s Quality Engineering organization, focused on ensuring next-generation map products meet high-quality standards through scalable automation, spatial data engineering, and data-driven validation. The team partners closely with Data Science, Product, and Engineering to continuously evolve geospatial quality frameworks