I had a 30-minute phone screen for a developer position where we discussed my background, technical skills, past projects, and problem-solving approach. Interviewer was a little rude and asked about the commute, would it be a problem, and why I was apprehensive. We discussed the salary of the position and that did not align so we ended the call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why I want to work there. How willing to commute. Salary range.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Garmin
Interview
Started with initial HR Screening followed by another HR interview that went over behavior, motivations, tech literacy etc.
Second Interview was with the hiring manger that went deeper into the role and explained what the org does and what the product is.
Third Interview was with 2 Senior engineers that asked a multitude of tech questions based on languages and system design. They also went over my code sample I provided for a simple web application.
I was given an offer the very next business day. HR was very flexible with working around my work schedule. Overall a good experience with HR and the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create a web application that fetches and displays data from a public web API
Software Engineer 2 applicants have rated the interview process at Garmin with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer 2 roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Garmin overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Garmin as a Software Engineer 2 according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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