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This role will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 8 software engineers, who range from senior to junior level.
We are looking for someone who is a very strong software engineer, who may have some previous experience of leading small, agile software engineering teams.
As a Software Engineering Manager, you won’t just be staring at code; you’ll be building the team that writes it.
You are responsible for the growth, productivity, and happiness of your engineers.
Your goal is to bridge the gap between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring we ship high-quality products while maintaining a healthy, sustainable engineering culture.
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.
This role will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 8 software engineers, who range from senior to junior level. We are looking for someone who is a very strong software engineer, who may have some previous experience of leading small, agile software engineering teams.
As a Software Engineering Manager, you won’t just be staring at code; you’ll be building the team that writes it. You are responsible for the growth, productivity, and happiness of your engineers. Your goal is to bridge the gap between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring we ship high-quality products while maintaining a healthy, sustainable engineering culture.
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Delivery & Execution: Own the "how" and "when." You’ll work with Product Managers to define roadmaps, manage sprints, and remove any blockers slowing the team down.
Technical Strategy: While you might not be pushing code daily, you’ll participate in design reviews and ensure the team is making scalable architectural decisions.
Recruiting: Actively participate in hiring to scale the team with diverse, high-caliber talent.
Culture Building: Foster an environment of psychological safety, continuous learning, and "blame-free" post-mortems.
Emotional Intelligence: You can navigate difficult conversations with empathy and clarity.
Technical Depth: You can still "talk shop" and understand the implications of $O(n)$ complexity or microservices architecture without needing a refresher.
Operational Excellence: Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and a data-driven approach to measuring team velocity and health.
Must be able to attain Non-Police-Personnel-Vetting Level 3 (NPPV3) - which includes the need for a minimum of 3 years UK residency
A relevant university qualification such as a BSc Computing Science or BSc Software Engineering
7+ years of experience in commercial software engineering
Full stack experience across a variety of technologies including front-end and back-end
A strong understanding of software design patterns used for architecting and developing high performing, scalable software solutions
Previous experience architecting and developing server/gateway applications and client/server model communications
Previous experience of architecting and developing mobile smartphone applications
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience of leading and managing software development teams
Previous working experience in an Agile environment (Scrum)
Java and/or Kotlin
Struts and Sprint Boot
REST APIs
SQL (preferably MSSQL)
Vue, Angular, React, HTML/CSS
AndroidX, Compose, Room
Gradle
CI/CD using GitHub Actions
XML processing, XSLT, Saxon, JAXB
Distributed event streaming platforms (Azure Event Hubs, Apache Kafka)
OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT
Google Web Toolkit (GWT), Kotlin multiplatform
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
Attractive defined contribution pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Employee stock purchase plan
Flexible working options
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 scheme
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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.
Motorola Solutions is an American public safety and enterprise communications company that develops and sells mission-critical communications infrastructure, devices, software, and services primarily for public safety agencies and government clients.
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