Team Leader Software Engineering | Garmin Labs

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

We are looking for a Team Leader Software Engineering to join our Garmin Labs team in our Cluj-Napoca office.

Garmin Labs is our R&D department where we focus on innovation. We employ new technologies, as well as existing ones, to develop new products and open new markets, with the purpose of bringing value to our customers through innovative solutions.

As a Team Leader, you will be directing and coordinating software development activities within the Garmin Labs team. You will directly supervise mobile software engineers, oversee training and career development for all your team members and address team problems.

Here are a few recent projects that our team turned from ideas into reality:

• Garmin Blaze - equine wellness system
• Garmin Clipboard - team coaching app
• Home Tee Hero - golf simulator
  
  

Essential job functions:

• Responsible for driving, coordinating, supervising and facilitating the work processes of mobile engineering teams.
• Active leading or delegation of the solution creation, effort estimation, development, and project implementation.
• Create, maintain, improve and provide needed resources to enable team members to do their work.
• Ensure efficient inter-team communication and disseminate information coming from outside the group.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of Garmin's business model, including operations, production, sales and marketing
  
  

Requirements

Technical skills:

• Strong background in native mobile development with experience in iOS, Android, or both platforms.
• Proficiency in Swift UI, UIKit for iOS development, or Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, for Android development.
• 5+ years of technical work experience.
• Experience with releasing and managing applications on the App Store and/or Google Play.
• Perform and plan major version upgrades of software and hardware while complying with change control best practices.
• Collaborate and add value through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions.
• Create and maintain programs and scripts to automate routine tasks where possible.
• Ability to prioritize among many competing business initiatives.
• Provide reliable solutions to a variety of problems using sound problem-solving techniques.
• BSc in Computer Science, IT or similar.
  
  

Leadership skills:

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in leading teams of 4+ people.
• Proven experience in performance evaluation of team members.
• Ability to set SMART objectives for each team member that align with the team and organizational goals.
• Demonstrate mentoring experience in helping team members tailor their careers.
• Focus on efficient time and resource management.
• Demonstrate strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Skilled in feedback delivery for team members.
• Able to negotiate different aspects of product delivery with team members and stakeholders.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes.
• Solid abilities in organizing, planning, and prioritizing teamwork.
• Adaptable, proactive and passionate about technology & innovation.
  
  

Would be a plus:

• Experience with other technology stacks beyond native mobile development (iOS/Android).
• Experience with the Bluetooth/BLE stack.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
  
  

Benefits

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more)
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events)
• Meal tickets
  
  

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3)
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more)
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process
  
  

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.