Garmin Systems Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 10 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Garmin.
Garmin
Systems Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
The interview process is split into three parts: first, an HR/Recruiter call, then a Technical interview, and finally an On-Site interview. They also want a reference from your current manager if an offer is extended, which made me feel uneasy. I was asked directly about my current salary during the first round, and overall it wasn't a great experience.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you commit to working onsite full-time?
Garmin
Systems Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a half hour phone screen with the recruiter, then an hour long zoom call with the hiring manager. After that, I had a half day on site interview with the team and hiring manager. HR was usually kinda slow getting back to me between the interviews.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your past experience and some behavioral questions.
Garmin
Embedded Systems Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding
The interview was pretty straightforward. First, there were some basic behavioral questions like "Why Garmin?" and "Tell me about a time something didn't go as planned." They wanted to see how I'd react to different situations. After that, I had a coding challenge, which was quite simple and direct.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share an instance where a situation didn't unfold as anticipated?
- Tell me about a time where something did not go as planned?
Garmin Systems Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Garmin interview reports.
“What separates UDP from TCP?”
Read reports →“Could you explain DNS A and CNAME records?”
Read reports →“What would you do if you were asked to solve the jar + ball game riddle?”
Read reports →“What's a tool you use daily and why?”
Read reports →“What makes you want to join Garmin?”
Read report →“Can you commit to working onsite full-time?”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where a situation didn't unfold as anticipated?”
Read report →“Tell me about a time where something did not go as planned?”
Read report →“Could you introduce yourself?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 10 Garmin interview reports.