DevOps Software Engineer

Garmin Ltd.; Town of Cochrane; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Savings plans

Employee stock purchase plan

Student loan repayment program

Fitness reimbursements

Job summary

Garmin Canada, based in Cochrane, AB, is hiring a Full-time DevOps Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain tools and testing infrastructure essential for product development teams.

You will work on modern stacks to deliver reliable distributed systems, design scalable databases for sensor data, and build CI/CD pipelines while mentoring teammates and contributing to documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Strong Python experience (typing, async, pytest).
• Knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with a web framework (React, Flask, FastAPI, or Django).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins or Zuul).
• Proficient with Git and command-line workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain distributed systems for data processing and analysis.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for multiple products.
• Create and maintain tools and web apps for engineering teams.
• Mentor new team members and share knowledge through reviews.
• Collaborate across worldwide Garmin locations in an agile environment.

Skills

Python

SQL databases

Git

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience

Tools

Jenkins

Zuul

Docker

Makefiles / CMake / Waf

Ansible

Poetry

scipy

pandas

Google test / code coverage tools

Job description

Overview

Full‑time DevOps Software Engineer at Garmin Canada headquarters in Cochrane, AB. Responsible for design, development, and maintenance of system tools and testing infrastructure essential for product development & technology teams.

Essential Functions

• Work on modern tech stacks to deliver high‑performant, highly reliable distributed systems for data processing and analysis for Global Garmin teams.
• Design database systems to manage exponential growth in sensor data used for new technologies and products such as Rally pedal‑based power meters.
• Leverage high‑performance grid computing solutions while developing frameworks for prototype & evaluation of complex algorithms (e.g., Garmin Elevate optical heart rate technology).
• Design distributed file systems to facilitate collaboration across global teams spanning four continents.
• Consistently revisit the needs of product development & technology teams and help them define the tools they need for efficient work.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for different products and tools.
• Maintain and create tools and web apps used by product development & technology teams.
• Learn or get familiar with new scripting or programming languages to complete tasks.
• First line of support to internal customers.
• Run diagnostic and profiling on infrastructure to detect issues beforehand.
• Follow scrum agile process.
• Participate in peer code and design review.
• Create and update documentation such as user manuals, software design documents, system requirements, meeting minutes, and project retrospectives.
• Train and mentor new team members or interns.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent academics (GPA ≥ 3.0).
• Proficient in Python (typing, async, pytest, virtual environments).
• General knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with a web framework (React, Flask, FastAPI, or Django).
• Experience with a CI/CD tool such as Jenkins or Zuul.
• Proficient with Git (preferably command‑line).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to provide reliable solutions to complex problems using sound problem‑solving techniques.
• Works under general supervision of a team leader or mentor.
• Detail‑oriented with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Works well with others across several worldwide locations in a highly collaborative environment.
• Experience working in a team environment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with HPC cluster.
• Experience with Docker.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Elastic/Opensearch.
• Experience maintaining small‑to‑medium‑sized network infrastructure.
• Experience with distributed systems.
• System administrator / IT experience with Windows (10, 11 and server).
• System administrator / IT experience with Linux (Rocky, Ubuntu).
• Experience with security systems such as Active Directory, OAuth, and Hashicorp Vault.
• Experience with Google tests and code coverage tools.
• Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, and C#.
• Experience with Ansible.
• Experience with common Python packages such as poetry, scipy, and pandas.
• Experience with build systems including Makefiles, CMake, or Waf.

Benefits

Our benefit plans and company culture encourage a healthy lifestyle. Flexibility is offered through competitive company‑matching savings plans, employee stock purchase plan, student loan repayment program, and fitness reimbursements.

EEO Statement

Garmin Canada is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income, and sexual orientation.