Team Lead Software Engineering (TypeScript & Java) | Core Team

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 recognize the value of flexibility in supporting employee well-being, work-life balance, and effective collaboration. Associates may work from home up to four days per month, or one day per week, while remaining connected to the teams and culture that help us do our best work.

Our roles are primarily office-based because we believe the best ideas, innovation, and strongest professional relationships are built through in-person collaboration, making regular team interaction an important part of our culture and future success.

• →Lead, support, and develop a team of Software Engineers working on internal full-stack applications and services.
• →Set clear objectives and support team members through regular feedback, coaching, performance evaluations, and career development planning.
• →Plan and prioritize the team’s work in collaboration with the Technical Lead, product partners, and relevant stakeholders.
• →Manage team capacity, assignments, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• →Monitor delivery progress, identify risks and blockers, and facilitate timely resolution.
• →Partner with the Technical Lead on technical planning, feasibility assessments, estimates, dependencies, and risk evaluation.
• →Facilitate collaboration between engineering, product, business, and platform stakeholders.
• →Promote engineering practices that support software quality, reliability, scalability, security, maintainability, and operational readiness.
• →Encourage knowledge sharing, constructive reviews, and continuous improvement across the team.
• →Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and retention activities.

• At least 2–3 years of experience leading a software engineering team, including performance management, objective setting, feedback, coaching, and career development.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with experience managing team capacity, priorities, dependencies, delivery risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to build a collaborative and accountable team environment focused on professional development and continuous improvement.
• Strong software engineering background, with experience developing full-stack applications using technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Node.js, React, Vue, Django, Angular, or Flask.
• Ability to understand software architecture, system design, technical dependencies, implementation trade-offs, and delivery risks.
• Experience coordinating complex software engineering deliverables using Agile or Scrum practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical topics, align priorities, and negotiate delivery expectations in English.

Would be a plus

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
• Knowledge of web application performance, scalability, and security.
• Experience with configuration management, build systems, debuggers, emulators, and simulators.
• Familiarity with agentic AI patterns, including tool-using agents, function calling, and multi-step workflows.
• A structured approach to validating and reviewing AI-generated outputs.