Garmin·Software Engineer

Garmin Software Engineer interview experience

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Salem, ORPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview flow was simple and engineer-led.

It started with a phone screen with a recruiter where I talked about my experience and went through behavioral-style questions. After that, I had a technical interview with two engineers, and it was centered on coding a solution to a problem.

Across the technical conversations, I noticed the focus on fundamentals and getting to a working solution rather than doing a bunch of abstract theory. Even when the process felt relaxed and relatable, the technical round still asked me to actually implement and reason through the solution.

In one version of this journey, the process ended up being

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