Software Engineer - Software Engineer Garmin Employee Review

5.0
Aug 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance. Interesting work on interesting products. Never expected to say late or work more than 40 hours. Great 401k, ESPP and benefits! Great long-term job. Company is expanding into new markets and growing a lot = job security.

Cons

Low turnover rate means it can be difficult to transfer internally.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nice headquarters, good people, fun atmosphere.

Cons

Questionable C-Suite directives/policies. A lot of bureaucracy, and it's difficult to move new ideas forward.

2.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Near 0 threat of layoffs - Fitness oriented culture - Main office has many amenities and is very modern - Good benefits (Health, dental, vision, education)

Cons

- Highly discriminatory, constant meetings about missing hiring inclusion metrics required by law - Little to no opportunity for promotion due to average tenure being 15+ years. This means you will stay in one roll for at least 5 - 7 years for one promotion. - Required highschool gpa to be hired, even if you have a doctorate degree - All salaries are a minimum of 30% lower than the national average due to their "Benefits" - Extremely top heavy with a team of 5 people having 7 levels of management above them - Main motivation for team structure changes being caused by massive amount of retirements instead of growth

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