Data Scientist Intern

We are looking for an enthusiastic student to join our Maps Analytics and Data Engineering team in Madrid! As a Data Science Intern, you will immerse yourself in the geospatial data world, collecting, analyzing, and transforming data, and scaling-up processes to help us upgrade our maps for our end-customers!
At TomTom…you’ll move the world forward. Every day, we create the most innovative mapping and location technologies to shape tomorrow’s mobility for the better. We are proud to be one team of more than 5.000 unique, curious, passionate problem-solvers spread across the world. We bring out the best in each other. And together, we help the automotive industry, businesses, developers, drivers, citizens, and cities move towards a safe, autonomous world that is free of congestion and emissions.
You are…passionate about data processing, big data computing, statistical analysis, and analytic methods, applying machine learning models to industry problems. You will be part of agile unit and will be collaborating with engineers, data scientists, map and location experts. We look for people who are curious, innovative, out of the box thinkers, love taking risks and work to make our products and solutions better every day.

What you’ll do:

• You will help us collect large amounts of (geospatial) data and transform it into a more usable format 
• You will solve business-related problems using data-driven techniques 
• You will help us to stay on top of computational techniques such as big data computing, real-time computing, continuous development, … 
• You will identify patterns in data, as well as spotting trends that can help improving the business’s bottom line 
• You will communicate and collaborate with Data Scientists, engineers, product managers and Maps Operations Team globally. 
• Dedicate part of your weekly schedule on research and development to acquire new skills, run your own experiments. 
• Work in a hybrid and flexible way, combining office and remote working, that will allow you find the perfect work-life balance

What you’ll need:

• You are enrolled in a Master’s degree in computer science or engineering, data science, Big Data or any other related field (Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science,...) 
• You are either an EU citizen OR are enrolled in a Spanish university 
• You are fluent in English 
• You are eligibe to do a full-time internship (32-40 hours per week for 6 months)
• You have programming experience with Python and SQL with knowledge of software engineering principles (Object-oriented programming, testing, ...) 
• You have experience working with the main python libraries for data processing (pyspark, pandas, numpy,…) 
• You have experience with data visualization (storytelling) (e.g., dash, streamlit) 
• Being familiar with Microsoft cloud computing (Azure & Databricks) or any other cloud experience is a plus!  

What you can expect from us:

• You will never get bored! A company culture that likes to work hard and play hard. We like to have fun. There is no sense coming to a job every day if you don’t like the people you work with.
• A diverse, multi-cultural environment.
• You will be part of an amazing team of data scientists always eager to help you learn and grow! 
• 1.100 €/month (gross salary based on full-time work) 
• A 6-month internship contract, with a perspective to join the company afterwards 
• Live and work in Madrid, a cool city with loads of inspiration!