Engineering Job Application: Garmin Stellenbosch

To apply for a position as an engineer at Garmin Stellenbosch, please answer the questions below, and follow the instructions after you submit your answers.

Note that you also need to complete the programming challenge in order to apply.

Full name and surname

Preferred name - what should we call you?

Which position are your applying for?

Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Radar Algorithm Engineer
Senior Radar Algorithm Engineer

E-mail address

Phone number

South African ID number

Please list your tertiary qualifications/degrees, for example:

BEng Electronic Engineering, Winelands University, 2023 (completed)
MEng Signal Processing, Highveld University, 2025 (in progress)

If applicable, what is your current or most recent company and role? E.g. "Software engineer, Sirius Cybernetics Corporation"

How many years of work experience in software engineering do you have?

What is your citizenship/residence status in South Africa?

South African citizen by birth
Naturalised South African citizen
South African permanent resident
None of the above

Are you looking for a full-time, permanent position?

Would you be able to work full-time from our office in Stellenbosch?

Any comments on the previous two questions? Especially if you answered "No" to either.

Please rate your proficiency in each of the following technical areas:

Topics	1	2	3	4	5
C	C, 1	C, 2	C, 3	C, 4	C, 5
C++	C++, 1	C++, 2	C++, 3	C++, 4	C++, 5
Python	Python, 1	Python, 2	Python, 3	Python, 4	Python, 5
MATLAB	MATLAB, 1	MATLAB, 2	MATLAB, 3	MATLAB, 4	MATLAB, 5
Embedded systems	Embedded systems, 1	Embedded systems, 2	Embedded systems, 3	Embedded systems, 4	Embedded systems, 5
Signal processing	Signal processing, 1	Signal processing, 2	Signal processing, 3	Signal processing, 4	Signal processing, 5
Radar systems	Radar systems, 1	Radar systems, 2	Radar systems, 3	Radar systems, 4	Radar systems, 5
Electronic hardware design	Electronic hardware design, 1	Electronic hardware design, 2	Electronic hardware design, 3	Electronic hardware design, 4	Electronic hardware design, 5
Data science	Data science, 1	Data science, 2	Data science, 3	Data science, 4	Data science, 5
Web development	Web development, 1	Web development, 2	Web development, 3	Web development, 4	Web development, 5

	C [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	C++ [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Python [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	MATLAB [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Embedded systems [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Signal processing [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Radar systems [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Electronic hardware design [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Data science [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]
	Web development [{"Label":"Clear Star Selection","Value":0,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"1","Value":1,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"2","Value":2,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"3","Value":3,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"4","Value":4,"RealValue":0},{"Label":"5","Value":5,"RealValue":0}]

Where did you hear about the position? (E.g. LinkedIn, friend, or name of recruiter/agency)

What is your expected salary range?

We'll discuss this more during the interview process - this is just to get an initial idea if we're aligned.

That's all for now!

The next step is a programming challenge - please download this file with the instructions and data: GarminChallenge2026.zip