Junior SDK Software Engineer

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

ABOUT US
At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether it's helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.

OBJECTIVES
Join our innovative engineering team and make a real-world impact! As a Software Engineer, you'll contribute to the development of our Public Safety SDK, empowering first responders and others with cutting-edge mobile evidence solutions.

Working primarily with Kotlin, you'll design, develop, and maintain the Mobile Evidence SDK for both internal and external consumers, with a strong emphasis on creating a seamless and positive developer experience. You will also have the opportunity to work with other SDK technologies like Kotlin Multiplatform and Swift. Be a key player in building technology that matters.

Job Description

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing and maintaining robust SDK libraries as well contributing to any required supplementary tasks (QA, pipelines, etc)

• Working across platforms, including Android, iOS & .NET, to ensure library compatibility and integration

• Collaborating on library architecture, API design, and documentation

• Maintaining library quality through specialized testing and documentation practices

• Ensure code is extensible and maintainable by following leading architectural principles and patterns

• Automate core development workflows and  contribute to tooling and manage CI/CD pipelines

• Actively monitor services, respond to incidents and contribute to post incident reviews

• Contribute to a continuous learning culture by participating in training and workshops, bringing ideas to the table and creating learning opportunities

• Help drive continuous improvement by actively identifying improvements, participating in retrospectives and contributing to key metrics

• Focus on customers by asking the right questions, solving the right problem and designing great experiences

• Share domain knowledge across teams to drive adoption

• Mentor and guide team members as progressing into a more senior role

• Help drive engineering best practices and initiatives

Basic Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION

Nice to have: 

• Tertiary level computer science or software engineering

• Certificates in software or cloud technologies

• Certificates in Agile

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Minimum 6m - 1 year of continuous commercial experience in an enterprise environment

• Solid experience in Software Development, Design and Architecture, ideally within an enterprise environment

• Strong knowledge and application of software design patterns

• Experience with Agile development methodologies

• Solid understanding of HTTP, JSON and RESTful design

BONUS POINTS

• Kotlin language and ecosystem

• Understanding of WebSocket and WebRTC 

• Understanding of statically typed programming

• Experience with Jira and Confluence

• Experience with containerisation (eg. Docker)

• Experience and knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Azure Devops, GitLab)

• API Blueprint for API design and documentation

EXPERIENCE

• 1+ years engineering experience

• 1+ years delivering with Agile methodology

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Can-do attitude and a passion for technology

• Sound planning capability, good prioritisation skills and personal organisation.

• Ability to think critically and have a positive approach to problem solving

• Ability to multi-task, work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Great attention to detail

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal

• Strong problem solving and investigative skills.

• Ability to work well and collaboratively within a team

• Ability to receive and adapt accordingly to constructive feedback from team members

• Proactive

• Takes initiative

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

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.