Senior Back End Software Engineer

motorolasolutions; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus schemes

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical care

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Motorola Solutions UK Limited is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to deliver high-quality backend services for our cloud video management system in an agile, cross-functional environment. You will collaborate with international teams and contribute to features while mentoring peers.

A degree in software engineering or CS and hands-on experience with cloud backends are essential. The role offers hybrid work with two days in our Edinburgh city centre office and requires a strong focus on

Qualifications

• Strong skills in at least one general-purpose programming language, including Golang, Python, C, C++, Rust or Java.
• Significant industry experience as a Software Engineer.
• Experience building backend services for large cloud-based distributed systems (GCP preferred).
• Passion for owning, building and delivering great software experiences for end-users.
• Formal qualification (Degree) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent or proven industry track record.
• Experience with AI tools in a software development context.
• Able to collaborate in-person in Edinburgh office 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, reliable software in our cloud video management system in an agile environment.
• Collaborate in cross functional team and with international colleagues.
• Contribute to feature refinement and generate innovative solutions.
• Participate in peer reviews, sharing and learning from others.
• Mentor and coach other engineers in your team.

Skills

Golang

Python

C/C++

Rust

Java

Cloud backends

Go backend

TypeScript

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

GCP

Go

TypeScript

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Are you a software engineer looking for your next challenge? Are you looking to advance your career by collaborating with experts on a next-generation video management system? Do you want to join a highly skilled team based in Edinburgh and across the UK, influencing the direction of future features and bringing innovation and dynamism to our work?

Motorola Solutions’ Avigilon Alta Video brings Cloud video security systems to the next level. Alta’s cloud-based video security solution offers industry leading full AI video analytics and exceptional operational insights.

The Alta Video engineering team injects intelligence into their approach to security and all their solutions. They help organisations see, understand, and act on their surroundings to protect people, business, and reputation in real-time.

We are seeking talented software engineers with significant experience to expand our teams and contribute to product development.

We offer a hybrid working environment with 2 days in our fantastic city centre office in Edinburgh.

Job Description

What You Will Do

• Delivering high quality, reliable software in our cloud video management system in an agile environment.
• Contributing to, and thriving in, a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate within your cross functional team and with international colleagues.
• Contribute to feature refinement and generate innovative solutions.
• Participate in peer reviews, sharing and learning from others.
• Mentoring and coaching other engineers in your team.

Basic Requirements

What you bring:

• Strong skills in at least one general-purpose programming language, including any of: Golang, Python, C, C++, Rust or Java.
• A significant amount of solid industry experience as a Software Engineer.
• Experience building backend services for large cloud based distributed systems (GCP preferred).
• A passion for owning, building and delivering great software experiences for end-users.
• A formal qualification (Degree) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent or a proven industry track record.
• Experience with the use or adoption of AI tools in a software development context.
• Able to collaborate in-person in our Edinburgh office 2 days per week.

It is also considered a bonus if you have:

• Understanding of service-oriented architectures and building cloud-based products.
• Experience with Machine Learning, Computer Vision, AI technologies.
• A desire to build a T-shaped skill set combining deep expertise in backend services with a broader technical outlook.

The Avigilon Alta Video teams default to programming using Go for backend and Typescript for frontend, but also use a wide variety of different languages and frameworks. It is not expected that you would be familiar with Go (or any of the other languages we use) but you should be enthusiastic and willing to learn new things!

We are looking for a team player who thinks holistically, enjoys solving complex problems and thrives in an agile, cross functional environment.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace spawns innovation – the more diverse our employees are, the more ideas and talents we have to excel as a leader in the technology sector. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team of people who are ambitious, focused, and hardworking then we look forward to meeting you!

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
• 10% time (1 day in every 10 to pursue innovation and personal development).
• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible working options.
• Private medical care.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
• Well known companies discount schemes.

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Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Company

Motorola Solutions UK Limited

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.