Software Engineer 2

Garmin International, Inc.•Cary, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Garmin is seeking a full-time Software Engineer 2 for its Cary, North Carolina office as part of Garmin Labs. The role investigates new product concepts and technologies, tests extraordinary claims for cutting-edge products, and develops high-quality software for products in development. The engineer creates and executes designs for small sets of new software functionality, uses software engineering tools throughout development, and may serve as a technical leader or Lead Software Engineer on a derivative software project. The role also includes peer code reviews, problem solving, root-cause analysis, technical research, effort estimation, evaluating technology options, suggesting process improvements, providing feedback on some electrical design aspects, and mentoring Software Engineer 1 colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics, or a related field and at least 1 year of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 as a general rule.
Demonstrated proficiency and experience developing moderately complex software in C, C++, assembly language, or other selected languages.
Proficient knowledge, utilization, and mastery of relevant software engineering tools, including configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators, and logic analyzers.

Nice To Haves

Outstanding academics, defined as a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5.
Previous work or internship experience in design, particularly for consumer products.

Responsibilities

Create and execute designs for small sets of new functionalities as part of a software project, using low-level C, C++, assembly language, or other selected languages.
Use 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 a derivative software project.
Participate in peer code reviews by 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 problems.
Contribute to technical research on new technologies.
Estimate effort, evaluate new options of similar technology, suggest process improvements, and provide feedback on some electrical design aspects.
Mentor less experienced Software Engineer 1 colleagues.
Investigate new product concepts and technologies, validate extraordinary claims for cutting-edge products, and produce high-quality software for products in development as part of Garmin Labs.