We embrace practical problem solving, continuous improvement, and cross-functional teamwork. If you bring strong software engineering fundamentals and equivalent practical experience, we encourage you to apply and help us build scalable solutions that make communities safer every day.
Basic Requirements
Cloud Architecture & System Design
Build, test, and deploy resilient microservices for our high-throughput cloud video management system
Help to ensure system scalability and operational efficiency across distributed cloud environments
Partner with product managers and architects to refine user stories into actionable, high-quality technical implementations
Engineering Excellence & Code Quality
Champion clean architecture and testing standards through thoughtful peer reviews and shared best practices
Analyze production metrics and telemetry to optimize backend services and resolve complex performance bottlenecks
Collaborate within agile teams across the UK and internationally to maintain steady, dependable deployment cadences
Innovation & Continuous Growth
Dedicate development time to explore emerging technologies, tools, and technical prototypes
Foster an inclusive environment of learning, mentorship, and knowledge sharing across engineering disciplines
Job Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a technical discipline
Solid software engineering experience building distributed backend systems and services
Able to collaborate in-person with the team at our Edinburgh office
Technical Expertise
Programming Languages to design clean, high-performance services using Golang, Python, C, C++, Rust, or C#
API Development to build and integrate robust RESTful or gRPC web services
Database Engineering to interact with, manage, and model relational or distributed NoSQL databases
English Proficiency to collaborate and communicate technical concepts clearly across international teams
Professional Experience
Agile Collaboration to deliver incremental value within cross-functional product squads
Preferred Qualifications (Optional)
Hands-on experience developing and deploying services within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or alternative public cloud platforms
Experience or interest in leveraging modern AI developer tooling to assist software engineering workflows
Familiarity with frontend frameworks such as TypeScript or React
The Avigilon Alta Video teams default to programming using Go for backend and Typescript for frontend, but also use a wide variety of different languages and frameworks. It is not expected that you would be familiar with Go (or any of the other languages we use) but you should be enthusiastic and willing to learn new things!
We are looking for a team player who thinks holistically, enjoys solving complex problems and thrives in an agile, cross functional environment.
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace spawns innovation – the more diverse our employees are, the more ideas and talents we have to excel as a leader in the technology sector. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team of people who are ambitious, focused, and hardworking then we look forward to meeting you!
In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:
Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
10% time (1 day in every 10 to pursue innovation and personal development).
Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Flexible working options.
Private medical care.
Life assurance.
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
Well known companies discount schemes.
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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.
