Sr. Software Engineer
About The Position
Motorola Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Developer with deep expertise in Python and a strong background in computer networking, DevOps, and message brokers. This role involves designing, developing, and deploying mission-critical applications that are secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable. The position focuses on building and scaling backend services and microservices for cloud and IoT systems, developing APIs and event-driven architectures using message brokers, enabling secure device-to-cloud communication, automating CI/CD pipelines, applying deep networking knowledge for troubleshooting, designing data models, and implementing security best practices. The role also includes collaborating with network and security teams, mentoring engineers, and conducting code reviews.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on modern backend development languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C++, or Node.js) and enterprise frameworks.
- Hands-on experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using message brokers and pub/sub systems (MQTT required; Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Google Pub/Sub a plus).
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud providers (AWS/Azure), including core services like VPCs, subnets, Cloud Load Balancing, and Cloud Firewalls.
- Strong hands-on experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
- Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (GKE preferred), including deployment, scaling, and configuration management.
- Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or GCP Cloud SQL/Datastore), with an understanding of performance and reliability trade-offs.
- Solid background in API design (REST/gRPC) and integrating distributed systems using synchronous and asynchronous patterns.
- Exceptional debugging skills across application, messaging, network, and infrastructure layers.
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and code review experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience preferred.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years of backend development experience using modern languages (Python, Go, Java, C++, or Node.js), along with exposure to GCP or public cloud environments, DevOps practices, and networking fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using message brokers and pub/sub systems (MQTT required; Google Pub/Sub, Kafka, or RabbitMQ a plus).
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience building and managing high-scale distributed systems.
- Experience building IoT platforms or large-scale device telemetry and command/control systems.
- Hands-on experience with GCP-native services such as Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, GKE, IAM, Cloud Monitoring/Logging.
- Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible, Netmiko, or Nornir.
- Knowledge of edge computing, SDN, or distributed messaging at scale.
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch).
- Prior experience building and operating high-scale, distributed, event-driven systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable backend services and microservices for cloud and IoT-scale systems on a Cloud Platform.
- Build REST/gRPC APIs and pub/sub architectures using message brokers such as MQTT, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Pub/Sub.
- Enable secure device-to-cloud and service-to-service communication using MQTT, IoT concepts, and event-driven patterns.
- Build and operate automated CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments using Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- Apply deep knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, and Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking; troubleshoot complex issues using tools like Wireshark.
- Design efficient SQL/NoSQL data models and implement security best practices using IAM, Cloud KMS, and Secret Manager.
- Partner with network and security teams, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and uphold engineering best practices.
Benefits
- Incentive Bonus Plans
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
- 401K with Company Match
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off Packages
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Parental & Family Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
