Senior Backend Java Engineer (Chicago Hybrid)

Motorola Solutions•Chicago, IL

1d•$130,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our dynamic, agile R&D team as a Senior Backend Java Engineer, where you will serve as a key architectural driver for our Device Provisioning and Management platform, deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will be responsible for the end-to-end success of major features—from proposing architectural approaches for large-scale device configurations to defining service contracts for AI-driven automation. In this role, you will serve as a Technical Lead, actively mentoring junior developers, elevating engineering standards, and pioneering the use of advanced LLMs to optimize device lifecycles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years of progressive technical experience, demonstrating successful ownership of complex, distributed features and a track record of mentoring technical peers.
Practical, deep experience managing and optimizing Postgres-based databases (ideally GCP AlloyDB) for high-concurrency write/read profiles.
Proven ability to deploy, manage, and scale microservices on GCP (GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, and database management).
Extensive experience designing robust service contracts and managing dependencies between Python and Java microservices.
Practical experience leveraging Anthropic Claude (or similar advanced LLMs) for systemic prompt design, structured data extraction, and log parsing.
Deep understanding of scale challenges, fault-tolerant design, and the ability to anticipate and address stress points within high-availability provisioning architectures.
Bachelors Degree with 5+ engineering experience AND 4+ years of Java experience
Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract.

Responsibilities

Propose and facilitate technical discussions to arrive at agreed-upon architectural plans for high-throughput device provisioning, zero-touch enrollment, and lifecycle management services.
Own the APIs for the Device Management Domain, coordinating with external hardware and consumer teams to ensure seamless integration, rapid registration, and data integrity.
Groom technical stories from Product Management requirements and break down complex tasks for the team to enable rapid, parallel development.
Lead the implementation, optimization, and scaling of relational data layers using AlloyDB (and PostgreSQL), ensuring data integrity, high availability, and efficient indexing for millions of device records.
Architect and implement advanced prompt engineering workflows utilizing Anthropic Claude to automate configuration generation, analyze complex device logs, and power conversational provisioning assistants.
Conduct thorough code reviews, serving as a trusted source to catch edge cases, security gaps, and performance bottlenecks, while actively mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
Actively contribute to development pipeline improvements (e.g., automated guardrails, RAG systems, and AI coding assistants) to significantly cut down PR cycle times.