Team Leader Software Engineering | Mobile | Garmin Connect

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

We are a global company with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. In these centers, we carry out the various stages of product development, from initial concept to mass production of ready-to-sell units. We embrace a vertically integrated business model with strategic design, manufacturing, distribution, sales and support centers around the world to maximize our value to customers.

We are looking forward to meeting passionate leaders with mobile background, ready to contribute with their expertise in an end to end product development environment.

Garmin Connect Mobile is our best known, Fitness and Outdoor power-house companion app catering tens of millions active users and supporting an ever-growing number of compatible Garmin devices. The feature set is very rich and targets our complex user base with running, cycling, wellness, training, smartwatch, golfing, diving, and even pregnancy tracking feature.

Your role will be to lead the team to develop, design and implement specific requirements and technical problems in a product development environment.

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require 5 days in the office each week. 

Responsibilities:

• Align the team and individual goals with the objectives of the organization.
• Actively leading the solution creation, effort estimation, development, and project implementation.
• Evaluate workload, adjusting schedules and priorities as required to make sure deadlines are met.
• Lead and mentor your team, ensuring they are motivated and equipped to succeed.
• Provide guidance and team coaching to the team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and design, to align development activities.
• Ensure efficient communication between teams.
• Track KPIs for your team and drive continuous process improvement.
• Evaluate performance and training needs for the team members.
• Foster a learning organization, career development, and associate satisfaction.
• Support team members, peers, and other Garmin associates by actively seeking feedback, building networks, sharing successes, tools and knowledge.

• Experience with native Android / iOS development.
• Proficient knowledge and utilization of engineering tools necessary for successful performance of the essential functions of this job description including experience necessary to develop complex software.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with enterprise mobile applications.
• Prior experience in an Agile environment.
• Prior experience in serving as the lead software engineer for projects and teams.
• Proven ability to manage complex software projects.
• Team Leading and mentoring experience for teams of 4+ people.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and translate technical challenges into business solutions.
• Adaptable, proactive and passionate about innovation.
• Focus on efficient time and resource management.
• English proficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, plus a minimum of 7 years relevant experience.

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process.

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.