About the Company
Garmin designs and manufactures GPS-enabled smartwatches, fitness trackers, outdoor navigation devices, marine electronics, and aviation systems. Products include running watches (Forerunner), outdoor watches (Instinct, fēnix), dive computers (Descent), golf rangefinders, bike radar, tactical watches, and health tracking features like sleep monitoring, stress tracking, and workout analysis. Garmin Health supports coaches and instructors. The company provides regular software updates with new features.
Industry
- Wearable Technology
- GPS Navigation
- Fitness and Health Tech
- Outdoor and Marine Electronics
- Aviation Technology
- Sports Devices
iOS Engineering at Garmin
Garmin develops iOS companion apps for its wearables and devices, including Garmin Connect (fitness data, health metrics, workout tracking, sleep analysis, stress monitoring), Connect IQ (watch faces, apps, data fields), Garmin Golf (course maps, shot tracking, tournament leaderboards), Garmin Dive (dive logs, gas integration, dive planning), Garmin Explore (waypoints, routes, outdoor navigation), Garmin Pilot (aviation charts, weather, flight planning), and vivoactive, Venu, Forerunner, fēnix, Instinct, Descent, and Edge cycling computer companion apps.
Products and Platforms
- Garmin Connect iOS App – Fitness, health, sleep, stress, workouts, challenges
- Connect IQ – Watch faces, apps, data fields, widgets
- Garmin Golf – Course maps, shot tracking, leaderboards
- Garmin Dive – Dive logs, gas integration (Descent series)
- Garmin Explore – Waypoints, routes, outdoor navigation
- Garmin Pilot – Aviation charts, weather, flight planning
- Edge – Cycling computer companion
- vivoactive / Venu – Daily fitness and wellness tracking
- Forerunner – Running watch companion
- fēnix / Instinct / Descent – Outdoor, tactical, dive watch companion
- Health Integration – Apple Health, Heart Rate, Sleep, Stress, Body Battery, Intensity Minutes, VO2 Max, Training Status, Recovery Time
Work Opportunities for iOS Developers
Garmin hires:
- iOS Developers – for wearable companion apps (Garmin Connect, Connect IQ, Golf, Dive, Pilot, Explore)
- Mobile Engineers (iOS) – focusing on Bluetooth LE device pairing (CoreBluetooth), HealthKit integration, fitness data sync, real-time GPS tracking, map integration (MapKit), workout and activity recording, health metric dashboards (heart rate, sleep, stress, Body Battery), social features (challenges, leaderboards, sharing), watch face and app store (Connect IQ), and offline caching for outdoor use
- Bluetooth Engineers – for CoreBluetooth pairing and data sync with Garmin watches, bike computers, dive computers, golf rangefinders, and radar devices
- HealthKit Engineers – for reading/writing workouts, heart rate, sleep, steps, calories, cycling distance, swimming data, and other health metrics
- Mapping Engineers – for MapKit integration with topo maps, golf course maps, dive site maps, aviation charts, and route planning
- Wearable Tech Engineers – with knowledge of Bluetooth LE fitness device protocols (ANT+, GATT services, custom Garmin protocols)
- Sports Tech Engineers – for running, cycling, swimming, golf, diving, aviation, and outdoor recreation data visualization and analytics
- Connect IQ Engineers – for platform supporting third-party watch faces, apps, data fields, widgets built by developers
Why Join Garmin
Garmin creates technology that helps people stay active, healthy, safe, and connected — on land, water, air, and trail. iOS engineers help millions of users sync their devices, track their progress, analyze their performance, and achieve their fitness and outdoor goals. With products spanning running, cycling, swimming, golf, diving, aviation, and tactical use cases, Garmin offers diverse challenges for iOS developers who care about health tech, wearables, and outdoor navigation.
