Steady work, fun products, awesome benefits. - Software Engineer Garmin Employee Review

4.0
Aug 8, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Many engineering departments get to work on very cool consumer products. - The company is very diversified, allowing it to withstand the instability caused by rapidly changing technology. - Ample opportunities to switch departments. - 100% medical coverage at nearly no cost ( $10 copay) - Johnson County is an absolute 5-star place to raise a family. Schools are fantastic. - Decent PTO including standard holidays. - Work/Life balance is fantastic in most departments.

Cons

- Engineers tend to be promoted to management with little or no management training. Many end up trying it out, don't like it, and return to engineering. - Can be slow to adopt new tools and refactor existing code base, which often gets re-used without much improvement. - Engineering advancement track is in its infancy and thus has yet to be proven effective.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Culture, benefits, pay, and onsite gym.

Cons

Time off is not up to industry standard.

3.0
Apr 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and work life balance. It's a good culture and I've never worked at a place where your immediate peers are this helpful and pleasant to work with, even across teams and offices. If you want to just come in and do just what is required for your job and go home with the knowledge you have a stable job, this is the perfect place to work. I'd only recommend working here if you just want a job, but don't care about a career.

Cons

There is poor career advancement, especially if you aren't male. Leadership does not care about leading people. The RTO has made working here less appealing. The excuse that you can't collaborate unless you are in the same building makes no sense when you work with people in 6 different countries. It is about control and appearances, all due to incredibly poor senior leadership strategies. The pay is also low and so is the quality of the software you work on. Leadership likes to talk quality, but they like fast and cheap. They will not support you in actual software quality nor implement changes to improve it. The same issues happen over and over without improvement.

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