Team Lead Software Engineering (TypeScript & Java) | Core Team

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

We recognize the value of flexibility in supporting employee well-being, work-life balance, and effective collaboration. Associates may work from home up to four days per month, or one day per week, while remaining connected to the teams and culture that help us do our best work.

Our roles are primarily office-based because we believe the best ideas, innovation, and strongest professional relationships are built through in-person collaboration, making regular team interaction an important part of our culture and future success.

Cloud Platform Technology (CPT) is the core of the company which helps all segments and engineers to have reliable and sustainable tools to perform the day-to-day business. The CPT operates using cutting edge technologies and cost efficient ensuring also business perspective and technologies stacks.

The Core Software Engineering Services (CSES) team is responsible for building and maintaining the tool stack in which our customers (colleagues across the whole company) perform daily business and monitoring the health and dependencies of the services.

As a Team Lead Software Engineering, you will coordinate the activities of a software engineering team working on the CSES platform. You will directly supervise Software Engineers, support their performance and career development, and ensure the team has the structure, priorities, and resources required to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.

You will work closely with the Technical Lead, product partners, and business stakeholders to align people, delivery, and technical priorities. While this is primarily a people leadership role, a strong software engineering background is required to understand technical challenges, support engineering decisions, and contribute effectively to planning and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop a team of Software Engineers working on internal full-stack applications and services.
• Set clear objectives and support team members through regular feedback, coaching, performance evaluations, and career development planning.
• Plan and prioritize the team’s work in collaboration with the Technical Lead, product partners, and relevant stakeholders.
• Manage team capacity, assignments, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• Monitor delivery progress, identify risks and blockers, and facilitate timely resolution.
• Partner with the Technical Lead on technical planning, feasibility assessments, estimates, dependencies, and risk evaluation.
• Facilitate collaboration between engineering, product, business, and platform stakeholders.
• Promote engineering practices that support software quality, reliability, scalability, security, maintainability, and operational readiness.
• Encourage knowledge sharing, constructive reviews, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and retention activities.

• At least 2–3 years of experience leading a software engineering team, including performance management, objective setting, feedback, coaching, and career development.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with experience managing team capacity, priorities, dependencies, delivery risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to build a collaborative and accountable team environment focused on professional development and continuous improvement.
• Strong software engineering background, with experience developing full-stack applications using technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Node.js, React, Vue, Django, Angular, or Flask.
• Ability to understand software architecture, system design, technical dependencies, implementation trade-offs, and delivery risks.
• Experience coordinating complex software engineering deliverables using Agile or Scrum practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical topics, align priorities, and negotiate delivery expectations in English.

Would be a plus

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
• Knowledge of web application performance, scalability, and security.
• Experience with configuration management, build systems, debuggers, emulators, and simulators.
• Familiarity with agentic AI patterns, including tool-using agents, function calling, and multi-step workflows.
• A structured approach to validating and reviewing AI-generated outputs.

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.