Garmin tech stack
Garmin builds mostly with Java, Kotlin, Python, C#. Its stack also includes Azure, Linux, SwiftUI, UIKit. Java is named in 13 of the 31 job postings Garmin published in the last 12 months (42%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Garmin, updated Oct 20, 2026.
What programming languages does Garmin use?
Java is named in 42% of job postings at Garmin, followed by Kotlin (26%), Python (19%), C# (16%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Garmin use?
SwiftUI is named in 16% of job postings at Garmin, followed by UIKit (16%), Jetpack Compose (13%), Spring Boot (13%).
SwiftUI
5 16%
UIKit
5 16%
Jetpack Compose
4 13%
Spring Boot
4 13%
Combine
4 13%
Spring Framework
3 10%
Espresso
2 6%
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What databases does Garmin use?
MS SQL is named in 6% of job postings at Garmin, followed by Azure SQL Database (3%), ElasticSearch (3%).
What cloud and platforms does Garmin use?
Azure is named in 23% of job postings at Garmin, followed by Linux (16%), Kubernetes (16%), AWS (16%).
Azure
7 23%
Kubernetes
5 16%
AWS
5 16%
Kibana
3 10%
Apache Kafka
3 10%
GitHub
2 6%
Red Hat
2 6%
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What developer tools does Garmin use?
SPM is named in 13% of job postings at Garmin, followed by Terraform (13%), Rest API (13%), OpenStack (13%).
SPM
4 13%
Terraform
4 13%
Rest API
4 13%
OpenStack
4 13%
Docker
3 10%
Jenkins
3 10%
Ansible
3 10%
Git
2 6%
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Which engineering practices does Garmin ask for?
CI/CD is named in 35% of job postings at Garmin, followed by MVVM (19%), BGP (6%), Clean Architecture (6%).
CI/CD
11 35%
MVVM
6 19%
Clean Architecture
2 6%
Dependency Injection
2 6%
MVI
2 6%
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What other technologies does Garmin use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in 6% of job postings at Garmin, followed by StateFlow (6%).
Kotlin Coroutines
2 6%
StateFlow
2 6%
What does each Garmin team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Mobile
10 postingsBackend
8 postingsDevOps
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Garmin?
How is the Garmin stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Garmin stack?
Garmin scores 71 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Garmin stack in its industry?
Share of the 309 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Garmin apart
Companies with a stack like Garmin
Questions about the Garmin tech stack
What programming languages does Garmin use?
The languages named in Garmin job postings are Java (42%), Kotlin (26%), Python (19%), C# (16%), Swift (16%), as a share of the 31 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Garmin use SwiftUI?
Yes. SwiftUI is named in 5 of 31 job postings (16%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Garmin use?
The cloud and platforms named in Garmin job postings are Azure (7), Linux (5), Kubernetes (5) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Mobile job at Garmin?
Mobile postings at Garmin most often require Kotlin (5), SwiftUI (5), UIKit (5), Jetpack Compose (4), out of 10 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Garmin tech stack changing?
Yes. C++, Objective-C, Jetpack Compose, Clean Architecture first appeared in Garmin job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Garmin tech stack?
Garmin scores 71 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Garmin tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Garmin publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 31 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 20, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Garmin tech stack: 111 technologies from 31 job postings", as of Oct 20, 2026. https://alion.io/company/garmin-newsroom/technologies