Team Leader Software Engineering - Golf

Garmin Ltd.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin Ltd. in the United States is seeking a Team Leader Software Engineering to direct and coordinate a software engineering team responsible for product development for Garmin’s portfolio. This is a full-time role at Garmin's U.S.

headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. You will lead engineers and related roles, ensure milestones, participate in design reviews, recruit and coach, and drive development goals following Garmin’s methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in listed fields and 5+ years relevant experience OR 10 years relevant experience
• GPA 3.0 or higher
• Strong knowledge of high level language structures in C, C++, C# and/or Java
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Leadership or mentorship experience

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineers, and/or Software Technicians, Software Project Managers, and/or Software Quality Engineers with diverse capability levels in the design of new products, enhancement of existing designs, and development of test procedures
• Coordinate and participate in generating software requirements and designs for a product or family of products in accordance with Garmin’s software development methodology
• Participate in software design reviews as necessary, ensuring proper attendees and coverage and sharing best practices
• Create product development plans as directed by engineering management
• Ensure the team meets development goals and milestones per the product plan and market requirements
• Monitor progress of the software teams in meeting product requirements and schedule
• Directly supervise various levels of software team members with coaching, training and mentoring
• Participate in recruiting activities, interview, hire, train, and evaluate team performance

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Communication skills

Mentoring

Recruiting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field

Tools

C

C++

C#

Java

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Team Leader Software Engineering at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities of a Software Engineering team that is responsible for software development for a product or family of products.

Essential Functions

• Lead a team of Software Engineers, and/or Software Technicians, Software Project Managers, and/or Software Quality Engineers with diverse capability levels in the design of new products, enhancement of existing designs, and development of test procedures


• Coordinate and participate in generating software requirements and designs for a product or family of products in accordance with Garmin’s software development methodology


• Participate in software design reviews as necessary, assuring proper attendees and proper coverage of topics, imparting lessons learned and good design practices to all who attend


• Create product development plans as directed by engineering management


• Ensure the team meets overall development goals in accordance with the product development plan or market requirements and ensure project milestones are met


• Monitor progress of the software teams in meeting product requirements and schedule compliance


• Directly supervise various levels of software team members by setting the tone for the team environment and providing individualized coaching, training and mentoring


• Participate in recruiting activities, interview, hire, train, and evaluate performance for the team

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR a minimum of 10 years relevant experience


• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)


• Must possess detailed knowledge and experience with high level language structure in C, C++, C# and/or Java relevant to Garmin’s business needs


• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills


• Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment


• Previous leadership or mentorship experience

Desired Qualifications

• Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)


• Previous software engineering leadership experience

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits