Senior Full Stack Software Engineer Jobs in Kansas

Job Summary:
Garmin is seeking a full-time Sr Software Engineer - Web Development on their Core Platform Technology team at their U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role involves defining the technical direction for new web applications, requiring expertise in both front-end and back-end web development.
Responsibilities:
• Serves in a leadership capacity as an individual contributor for carrying out software development in relevant web application languages (e.g., TypeScript, Python, Java) or other selected languages for new web applications
• May serve as a Lead Software Engineer for complex software development project designs and/or reviews architected modules and software systems supporting new technology or improving capability/performance of existing functionality
• Decomposes functional requirements into well-defined tasks
• Researches fundamental problems and implements algorithm solutions that are appropriate
• Offers peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
• Assists design engineering as needed with component datasheet review and schematic design review
• Participates in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents
• Makes substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibility and applies good judgment in setting schedules/risk taking
• Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced Software Engineers (1 & 2)
• Contributes to advanced technical research on new technologies
• Offers process improvement suggestions and authors new procedures as appropriate
• Provides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in writing software in Typescript, Javascript and/or Python
• Demonstrated capability in design and development of full stack web applications including frontend and backend components (e.g., web user interfaces, REST APIs, and database queries)
• Mastered proficiency in writing software in modern web development frameworks such as Node.js, React, Vue, Django, Angular, or Flask
• Demonstrated competence with agile and scrum methodologies
• Demonstrated capability in anticipating and meeting business needs and interacting with business stakeholders
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Must 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
Preferred:
• A strong grasp of DevOps and automated software delivery principles such as continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) and test automation frameworks
• A fundamental understanding of performance, scalability, and security concerns related to web applications
• Demonstrated proficiency with software engineering tools, including configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators and simulators
• Familiarity with agentic AI patterns, including tool-using agents, function calling, and multi-step reasoning workflows; coupled with a disciplined approach to validating and critically reviewing AI-generated outputs
Company:
Garmin manufactures marine, aviation, and consumer technologies suitable to run on positioning systems. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Olathe, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.