Garmin Software Developer reviews

Even before I was hired I was impressed at the amount of money Garmin spends on interns and potential new employees. They care about attracting the best people. Also really appreciated that the interview did not require memorizing leetcode solutions. I had a simple problem to solve and did not even entirely finish it—I just commented the rest of the solution to show what I was planning on doing. They mainly care that you talk through your solution aloud with them as you type it out. They want people with reasoning skills. When I joined I was surprised to learn many of my coworkers had joined as interns and never left. There are people who have been here for 20+ years. They're not unambitious, they just like the stability and compensation. No layoffs, people are only let go for performance reasons. Garmin's contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield includes a special customer service number that has people who are actually helpful on the other end. My coworkers are all so nice and extremely competent! We're discouraged from working more than 40 hours a week. The only time this has not applied was leading up to a big release, when we were asked to work 45 hrs/wk for a month or so. Only happened once so far in my 2 years here. That said, I'm on the embedded side and I understand the web devs sometimes have late nights due to their rolling release cycle. Work from home 2 out of 5 days a week is standard (more if you're sick or have some other good reason, less if you have to come in to use the hardware). Flex time is available. The only ask is you generally be available during core business hours, 9-4.