C/C++ Software Engineer - Core Tech Team

About the role

We are seeking a full-time Software Engineer 2 on the Core Engineering team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role involves delivering software features for a diverse range of innovative products such as next generation dashcams, fishfinders, chartplotters, bike computers, handheld 2-way radios, and other personal navigation devices tailored for off-roading, racing, trucking, and recreation.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-quality embedded C and C++ software on embedded Linux and real time operating systems (RTOS)
• Prototype and productize software features in a fast-paced environment
• Analyze, debug, and resolve Wi-Fi and LTE performance and interoperability issues using wireless protocol analyzers as well as tenacity and ingenuity
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Garmin to implement innovative product use-cases and enhance existing designs to meet new requirements
• Integrate, maintain, and contribute to third-party and open source software projects
• Utilize software engineering tools such as configuration management systems, build processes, and debuggers in the software development process
• May perform as a technical leader or Lead Software Engineer for derivative software projects
• Collaborate and add value through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions
• Provide reliable solutions to a variety of problems using sound problem solving techniques
• Perform technical root cause analysis and outline corrective action for given problems
• Contribute to technical research on new technologies
• Estimate level of effort, evaluate new options of similar technology, offer suggestions to improve processes, and provide feedback on some electrical design aspects
• Serve as a mentor to less experienced software engineers (Software Engineer 1)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 1 year relevant experience (not including internships or co-ops) OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience necessary to develop moderately complex software in embedded C/C++, preferable on Linux or RTOS
• Proficient knowledge, utilization and mastery of relevant software engineering tools (configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators and logic analyzers)
• Collaborative and flexible, eager to learn

Qualifications

• Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5) preferred
• Python scripting experience preferred
• Experience with networking or communications across the internet including streaming audio or video preferred
• Experience with wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and LTE preferred

Skills

• Embedded C/C++ programming
• Linux/RTOS development
• Wi-Fi and LTE networking
• Software engineering tools (configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators and logic analyzers)

Benefits

Garmin offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more details, please refer to the Garmin Benefits page.