Hard to get a job there. Great company to work for. - Software Engineer Garmin Employee Review

5.0
18 May 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Very vibrant and goal driven organization. Incredible summer picnics, winter dinners, and lots of social events. The type of work changed all the time and was very rewarding. Parking garage (car doesn't get sun fade or snow). Lots of "new hire" kids out of college kept the culture young and fun.

Cons

Frankly, it's hard to stand out with so many extremely smart people. I know that sounds self-serving but I consider myself a pretty ambitious and dedicated worker, and I would rate myself an average performer on my team at Garmin. This combined with low turnover also hinders advancement. The pay was under industry but the health and other benefits made up for it.

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5.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are great, work balance is fair and fulfilling

Cons

Not the flashiest benefits like some tech companies have

3.0
3 Apr 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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