Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud, IoT & Networking

Motorola Solutions; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

10 Paid Holidays

Generous Paid Time Off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Parental & Family Leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions seeks a Senior Software Developer to lead backend engineering across cloud and IoT platforms. You will design scalable services, implement REST/gRPC APIs, and work with MQTT, Kafka, and Pub/Sub in a DevOps-driven environment.

You will build pipelines with Docker and GKE, ensure secure, reliable systems, and mentor peers while collaborating with network and security teams. Strong cloud and networking knowledge required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years backend development with modern languages (Python, Go, Java, C++, Node.js) with exposure to cloud environments and networking.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using message brokers and pub/sub systems (MQTT required; Kafka/RabbitMQ a plus).
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.
• Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Under 10% relocation provided. None.
• Position type experienced referral payment plan yes.

Responsibilities

• Build & Scale: Design and develop scalable backend services and microservices for cloud and IoT-scale systems on a Cloud Platform.
• APIs & Event-Driven Systems: Build REST/gRPC APIs and pub/sub architectures using message brokers such as MQTT, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Pub/Sub.
• IoT & Messaging: Enable secure device-to-cloud and service-to-service communication using MQTT, IoT concepts, and event-driven patterns.
• Automate & Deploy: Build and operate automated CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments using Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Network & Debug: Apply deep knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, and VPC networking; troubleshoot complex issues using tools like Wireshark.
• Data & Security: Design efficient SQL/NoSQL data models and implement security best practices using IAM, Cloud KMS, and Secret Manager.
• Collaborate & Lead: Partner with network and security teams, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and uphold engineering best practices.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Node.js

Event-driven architectures

Pub/Sub

MQTT

Kafka

RabbitMQ

GCP

AWS/Azure

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

SQL/NoSQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

REST/gRPC

Debugging

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

Pub/Sub

Job description

Motorola Solutions seeks a Senior Software Developer to lead backend engineering across cloud and IoT platforms. You will design scalable services, implement REST/gRPC APIs, and work with MQTT, Kafka, and Pub/Sub in a DevOps-driven environment.

You will build pipelines with Docker and GKE, ensure secure, reliable systems, and mentor peers while collaborating with network and security teams. Strong cloud and networking knowledge required.