Software Engineering Manager

Motorola Solutions; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions in Glasgow is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of around 8 engineers, spanning senior to junior levels, with a strong engineering background and agile mindset.

You will mentor and coach, own roadmaps with Product Managers, drive scalable architecture, and assist in hiring while promoting a safe, learning-focused culture. This role blends people leadership with technical stewardship in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with previous leadership of small Agile teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers and conduct performance reviews.
• Experience aligning technical execution with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• People Leadership: Mentor and coach engineers at all levels; handle performance reviews and career mapping.
• Delivery & Execution: Define roadmaps with Product Managers, manage sprints, and remove blockers.
• Technical Strategy: Participate in design reviews and ensure scalable architectural decisions.
• Recruiting: Actively participate in hiring to scale the team with diverse talent.
• Culture Building: Foster a safe, blameless environment with continuous learning.

Skills

People leadership

Delivery & execution

Technical strategy

Recruiting

Culture building

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

The Motorola Solutions 'International Mobile Applications’ organisation is responsible for creating the mission critical software solutions which serve emergency first responders across public safety agencies worldwide. The solutions created by this organisation are used by hundreds of thousands of police officers, firefighters and paramedics every day and aim to improve the effectiveness of our emergency services response.
The various applications that we build for first responders are deployed across a wide range of different device types and are sophisticated solutions comprising client applications, server applications, web applications and databases.
Within the organisation, we are organised into different product groups focusing on different sectors and territories across the world. This specific role is focused on our solution which serves UK Police agencies.
Our ‘Pronto’ team is the largest supplier of mobile police apps in the UK, providing software to half of the UK’s 45 police forces - used by around 70,000 police officers on a daily basis. Based in the West End of Glasgow, we currently have around 80 employees. Our team started as Kelvin Connect in 2002, a spin-out company from the University of Glasgow. Now, as part of Motorola Solutions, we continue to expand with future opportunities in the UK and beyond.

Job Description

This role will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 8 software engineers, who range from senior to junior level. We are looking for someone who is a very strong software engineer, who may have some previous experience of leading small, agile software engineering teams.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you won’t just be staring at code; you’ll be building the team that writes it. You are responsible for the growth, productivity, and happiness of your engineers. Your goal is to bridge the gap between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring we ship high-quality products while maintaining a healthy, sustainable engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

• People Leadership: Mentor and coach engineers at all levels. You’ll handle performance reviews, career mapping, and one-on-ones to ensure everyone has a clear path to promotion.
• Delivery & Execution: Own the "how" and "when." You’ll work with Product Managers to define roadmaps, manage sprints, and remove any blockers slowing the team down.
• Technical Strategy: While you might not be pushing code daily, you’ll participate in design reviews and ensure the team is making scalable architectural decisions.
• Recruiting: Actively participate in hiring to scale the team with diverse, high-caliber talent.
• Culture Building: Foster an environment of psychological safety, continuous learning, and "blame-free" post-mortems.