Testing Engineer

Garmin Jyväskylä is a leading provider of physiological health, fitness and performance insights. Founded as Firstbeat Analytics in 2002, our legacy extends back to the early days of heart rate monitoring GPS sports watches. Our innovative contributions to the wearable industry include Training Status, Training Load, Aerobic and Anaerobic Training Effect feedback, Recovery Time, All-day Stress, Body Battery, and the Sleep Solution. Garmin Jyväskylä employs a multidisciplinary team of software engineers, physiologists, data scientists, user experience and communication experts.

The software team is the core of Garmin Jyväskylä's R&D efforts, delivering new features and solutions that Garmin users have come to know and love. We work closely with Data Science and other R&D teams, turning physiological research and UX visions into embedded libraries that bring algorithms to life in software running on wearable devices.

We are looking for Testing Engineer to support our testing efforts, by being the point of contact between testers and Garmin development teams, providing them with insight about the features to be tested, supporting them with all aspects of Garmin device usage (including installation of test builds) and collecting feedback from testers to help improve Garmin products.

Main responsibilities

• Main interface between external testers and Garmin Jyväskylä Development teams
• Test device pool management
• Publishing test releases, uploading builds to alpha testers, and making build announcements
• Gathering feedback and alpha tester inputs, and reporting internally to the project management, physiology, and software teams
• Ownership of the resolution process for issues reported by external testers

What we look for in a candidate

• Must have good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently
• Good oral and written communication skills in English and Finnish
• Experience with issue tracking systems (JIRA)
• Availability to work at the office in Jyväskylä, Finland

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of C/C++ and the ability to write test automation scripts
• Intermediate Python scripting skills
• Basic knowledge of Linux and command-line tools
• Experience with version control using Git
• Exposure to AI tools for development

What we offer

• A relaxed team culture with the opportunity to choose the right tools to get the job done
• A friendly, flexible, and supportive work environment
• The opportunity to work at the forefront of physiological modeling and wearable technology in an international company
• Competitive employment benefits, including comprehensive insurance, occupational healthcare, and extensive exercise benefits
• Opportunities to grow further into a software engineering role

All applications will be reviewed by our HR specialist and team leader. Selected applicants will be interviewed by phone and then in person at the office. We will ensure that every applicant receives a response, at least by email. The position is filled on a rolling basis and may be filled before the closing date.

Please note that this role requires you to be regularly present at the Jyväskylä office.

This is a permanent position. To apply, please send your application and CV to Nordic.Jobs@garmin.com by May 31, 2026, with the subject line "Testing Engineer" and include your salary expectation in the application.