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They will collaborate closely with a global development team as well as working alongside product owners and architects in the US to drive new initiatives. This role involves leading technical design, coordinating with the global development team for seamless implementation, and ensuring alignment with stakeholders.\n\nResponsibilities:\nEssential Functions\nLead a team of Software Engineers with diverse capability levels in the design of new solutions and enhancement of existing applications and services\nCoordinate and participate in generating software requirements and designs for new solutions\nParticipate in software design reviews as necessary, assuring proper attendees and proper coverage of topics, imparting lessons learned and good design practices to all who attend\nCreate product development plans as directed by engineering management\nEnsure the team meets overall development goals in accordance with the product development plan and ensure project milestones are met\nMonitor progress of the software teams in meeting product requirements and timelines\nDirectly supervise various levels of software team members by setting the tone for the team environment and providing individualized coaching, training and mentoring\nParticipate in recruiting activities, interview, hire, train, and evaluate performance for the team\nAble to discern when to escalate issues to management\nLead scrums, sprint-planning, etc.\nSupport workflows around SIEM and SOAR technologies\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience\nPrevious software engineering leadership (direct manager of people) experience\nMust possess detailed knowledge and experience with writing Python\nHands-on technical competence and the ability to question and refine technical decisions, and the ability to contribute code when required\nDemonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills\nMust be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment\nAbility to work in a fast paced environment that is building customized technology for Garmin’s development portal\nA desire to contribute as a leader to the overall success of the team and work alongside the team when necessary\nAvailable to support after hours when needed for incident management\n\nGarmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.\n\nThis position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. 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