Is Garmin a good company to work for as a Software Developer 2?

Software Developer 2 professionals working at Garmin have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Garmin employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer 2 Jobs at Garmin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer 2 interview questions at Garmin .

Does Garmin pay Software Developer 2 employees well?

Software Developer 2 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Garmin with 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 26.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer 2 salaries at Garmin.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Garmin?

Software Engineer (244) , Product Support Specialist (101) , Senior Software Engineer (82) , Software Engineer II (64) , Software Engineer(Internship) (53) , Software Engineer Intern (41) , Mechanical Engineer (40) , Engineer (26) , Project Manager (25) , Software Engineering Intern (25) , Design Engineer (22) , Design Engineer Intern (16) , Software Developer (14) , Cartography Technician (13) , Intern (13)

What are the pros of working at Garmin according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great here and the health care plans are very affordable yet high quality." ((in 337 reviews)); "People are great and nice" ((in 207 reviews)); "Great culture and very stable" ((in 167 reviews)); "Friendly culture with good work/life balance" ((in 139 reviews)); "Good work environment and lots to do" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Garmin according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and this cool thing where if you do your job well you get to do everybodys job" ((in 152 reviews)); "Low Salaries and Kansas is a boring place to work." ((in 92 reviews)); "No bonus given." ((in 27 reviews)); "Senior leadership has only ever worked at Garmin and have no willingness to incorporate ideas from outside the company." ((in 25 reviews)); "Your experience depends greatly on your manager; some managers are great and working for them is great." ((in 25 reviews))

Garmin Software Developer 2 reviews

3.6

100% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Clifton Pemble

100% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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Software Developer 2 employees have rated Garmin with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Garmin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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17 reviews

4.0

Aug 15, 2025

Good place to work, great retirement, okay benefits, lacking salary

Software engineer 2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement plan, Type of work, Autonomy, Relaxed work environment,

Cons

Salary does not keep pace with inflation Benefits lacking

4.0

May 29, 2024

SWE

Software engineer 2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, great people who want you to learn

Cons

Some overtime in aviation, long product cycle with lots of testing.

5.0

May 27, 2024

One of the Best Tech Corporations in the Kansas-Missouri Area

Software engineer -2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 401k Matching up to 10% - Good work-life balance - Decent Pay - Good company culture - The new facilities are great

Cons

- Unless otherwise specified, you start out with 0 hours of PTO when you start. - It can be difficult to move up within the company quickly since experience is highly coveted as opposed to technical ability.

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