Garmin Senior Software Developer reviews

3.4

67% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)
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Clifton Pemble

68% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Garmin with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Garmin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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86 reviews
3.0
Aug 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A great place to work fresh out of school. Easy and laid back for the most part. Company expectation is generally 40 hours/week. Some good people to work with. Benefits are acceptable and have some nice features. Great employee pricing on products.

Cons

Pay is very low and based on Kansas salaries. Company thinks your biggest benefit is the right to work for them. No promotion or advancement opportunities. NO opportunity to get recognition or significant pay increase. Standard 'merit' increases at review cycle are the same for everybody. Company thinks they are innovating by integrating existing technology from other products. Management promotion is based on the good ol' boy network. Focuses hiring in cheaper new grads, not experienced employees. Company has lack of trust of employees.

2.0
Dec 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Pay is okay. People are extremely nice and fun to work with. Most engineers are very bright. Some, not all, of 1st level management, "team leads", are easy to work for. Proud to work in consumer electronics field.

Cons

Upper management once seemed strong and flawless. Now, they have no clue how to fend off competition. No realistic vision for the future. Management problem solving technique is to require more overtime rather than using creative solutions. Mandatory 60 hour work weeks. Canceled holiday weekends. Still think solutions and processes that were successful in the 90's still work today. Middle management are typically yes-men. Consistently make short-sided decisions. Avoid difficult decisions and hope they go away, but rarely do. Unwilling to invest in tools and process. Never willing to pay for on the job education. Some 1st level management promoted too soon in their careers, lacking leadership skills, and left hanging on difficult projects, with little training and support from management.

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