Sr. R&D Test Engineer

What's the role? General Purpose Sr. R&D Test Engineer plays a pivotal role in overseeing the testing activities within the Product Testing & Analytics team. This position requires a deep understanding of testing methodologies, automation frameworks and cross-functional collaboration. The Sr. R&D Test Engineer will be guiding the team through the testing lifecycle, implementing best practices, and ensuring the quality of in-scope tests. You should have a strong passion for technology and a strong customer-centric product sense. You should enjoy working outside your comfort zone and love exploring/learning new technologies. Main Responsibilities Define and implement test strategies for HD map products, including content testing, GT assessment, and hybrid methodologies Identify testable conditions from specifications and translate them into scalable validation approaches aligned to SD/HD map requirements Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test data for regression, and product-level validation Develop and maintain automation-first testing frameworks and pipelines for large-scale content validation and regression Collaborate with Data Science teams to integrate metric-driven and machine learning–based validation signals Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Program teams to align validation scope with product priorities and release requirements Analyze test results, identify gaps, drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement in testing methodologies Ensure validation approaches reflect customer expectations, product behavior, and evolving architecture needs Support validation across data pipelines,, and geospatial systems including ingestion, transformation, and output verification Contribute to testing infrastructure, tooling, and automation enhancements Provide guidance and mentorship to team members and act as SME in HD testing approaches Technical Skills Advanced proficiency in Python, including automation scripting, spatial libraries, and test workflows. Experience with SQL, data validation, and pipeline-based processing Experience building and maintaining automated test cases Understanding of SD/HD map specifications and geospatial data models Experience with HERE platform, Unimap lifecycle, HDLM viewer, VUMap Viewer, Earthscape, Gitlab, QGIS, PG Admin, Map creator & other HERE proprietary tools Exposure to data ingestion pipelines, JSON/XML data Experience applying geospatial ML and AI models for classification, anomaly detection, trend analysis, clustering is a strong plus. You are a strong candidate for this role if you possess the following skills, competencies, and work experience. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies Overall working experience of 7+ years as a test engineer/ database engineer Experience in E2E testing, good understanding of manual & automation testing. Hands on experience with tools like Jira, Confluence Proficient Knowledge of testing related metrics and standard practices. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proficient at handling multiple projects/priorities. Testing certifications like ISTQB would be a plus. Who are you? HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. 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. As part of HERE’s AD 2.0 evolution, this role contributes to next-generation product testing by ensuring HD map products meet defined specifications and customer expectations through scalable, data-driven, and strategy-led testing approaches.