Garmin · 2 days ago
Lead IT Software Engineer
Olathe, KS
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
9+ years expGarmin is seeking a full-time Lead IT Software Engineer in their Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will spearhead the software development efforts for Garmin’s Cloud Services portal, collaborating closely with a global development team to ensure the product scales effectively to meet business demands.
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Responsibilities
Designs and develops web-enabled client-side and server-side applications as part of a structured Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process
Exercises a significant degree of leadership to projects and feature development which contribute directly to organizational objectives
Engages with and supports a global team development team, without supervisor responsibilities
Works collaboratively with the product owner, architects and users
Ensures stable production roll-out of changes made to the applications
Ensures the changes developed are high quality, meet business and technical requirements
Contributes, supports and enforces adherence to architecture roadmaps and development standards
Leads major development projects consisting of multiple components or sub projects which require sophisticated project planning
Identifies and implements opportunities for system improvement around stability, performance, and maintainability
Performs reviews of technical design and code changes for a specific, assigned portion of the overall applications and integrations code base; providing direction and recommendations to application implementation teams and developers as needed
Serves as a mentor to less experienced IT Software Engineers (Software Engineers 1, 2, & Senior)
Demonstrates broad understanding of Garmin’s business model including Engineering, Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing
Develops reliable solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
Serves as a leader of change
Demonstrates professional maturity through giving and receiving constructive feedback
Resolves conflicts with little assistance
Exemplifies Garmin’s Mission, Vision and Values and proactively works to improve image and culture
Participates in project definition activities including feature analysis and system tradeoffs
On-call support
Evaluates new technologies, features, and functions and provides input on broader technology solutions outside of core discipline
Attends or participates in applicable professional organizations to bring outside knowledge to Garmin
Performs other duties as necessary
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related field AND a minimum of 9 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Demonstrated proficiency in writing software in web and backend development languages (Java, SQL, NodeJS, Spring, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Must demonstrate proficiency and possess the experience necessary to design, enhances and develop single and multi-system applications
Demonstrated experience with cloud native and micro services architecture solutions
Demonstrated experience with version control systems such as Git
Demonstrated proficiency and experience with automated testing tools and testing procedures
Demonstrated proficient knowledge of secure coding practices
Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in a large team or departmental setting
Preferred
Previous experience working with a remote development team
Previous experience with Python and Kubernetes
Previous experience with Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Previous experience with SAFe
Benefits
Garmin's benefit program
Company
Garmin
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Funding
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