Team Leader Software Engineering

We are seeking out a Team Leader to coordinate a team of passionate engineers.

The SecDev and Cloud teams are responsible for building and enhancing core applications and platforms that are used across multiple Garmin segments. The SecDev team is focused on core applications like Credential Management and OAuth and Cloud team is responsible for building the Garmin internal web platform.

As a Team Leader you will be directing and coordinating software development activities with Garmin's SecDev and Cloud team. You will directly supervise software engineers, oversee training and career development for all your team members and address team problems.

Join our mission and help design, implement and develop applications and web platforms that support multiple business segments in accordance with Garmin's software development methodology.

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a hybrid role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require at least 3 days in the office each week.

What you'll do:

• Lead and mentor your development team, ensuring they are motivated and equipped to succeed.
• Take ownership and responsibility for the applications owned by the team.
• Oversee software development lifecycle, evaluating workload, adjusting schedules and priorities to make sure projects are delivered on time.
• Drive, coordinate, supervise and facilitate the work processes of our team while being involved hands on in the day-to-day project delivery.
• Active leading the solution creation, effort estimation, development, and project implementation.
• Align the team and individual goals with the ones of the organization.
• Create, maintain, offer and improve the resources needed in order to increase performance of the team members.
• Track KPIs for your team and drive continuous process improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and design, to align development activities.
• Ensure efficient communication between teams.
• Support team members, peers, and other Garmin associates by actively seeking feedback, building networks, sharing successes, tools and knowledge.

Requirements

Technical:

• Knowledge, education, experience and/or training in object oriented development and a familiarity with databases and source code control.
• Proficiency experience in designing, enhancing and developing complex Java microservices (Spring Boot) or cloud-native applications.
• Strong understanding of Spring Framework.
• Good knowledge of web services (REST).
• A bachelor of science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a technical field relevant to the essential functions of this job description and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Soft skills:

• Proven ability to manage complex software projects.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and translate technical challenges into business solutions.
• Adaptable, proactive and passionate about innovation.
• Focus on efficient time and resource management.
• English proficiency.

Would be nice if you:

• Have been managed/coordinated multiple projects at the same time.
• Enjoy sharing your knowledge with others or learn from your teammates and have been leading/involved in an engineering-community.
• Experience with container orchestration, Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience improving and automating CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process.

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.