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Motorola Solutions · 19 hours ago

Sr Software Engineer - Python / DevOps / Message Brokers

Richardson, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $130K/yr

5+ years exp

Motorola Solutions is a global community focused on enhancing safety through communications technology. They are seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Developer with expertise in Python, DevOps, and message brokers to design, develop, and deploy secure and scalable applications for critical communications.

Telecom & CommunicationsCyber SecurityVideoTelecommunications

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Build & Scale: Design and develop scalable Python services for cloud and IoT-scale systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

APIs & Event-Driven Systems: Build REST/gRPC APIs and pub/sub architectures using message brokers such as MQTT, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Google Pub/Sub

IoT & Messaging: Enable secure device-to-cloud and service-to-service communication using MQTT and event-driven patterns

Automate & Deploy: Build and operate automated CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments using Docker and Kubernetes (GKE)

Network & Debug: Apply deep knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS; troubleshoot complex issues using tools like Wireshark

Data & Security: Design efficient SQL/NoSQL data models and implement security best practices (authentication/authorization, encryption, secrets management)

Collaborate & Lead: Partner with network and security teams, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and uphold engineering best practices

Qualification

PythonEvent-Driven SystemsDevOpsNetworking FundamentalsContainerizationSQL DatabasesNoSQL DatabasesAPI DesignLeadershipCommunication

Required

5+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on Python and frameworks such as Flask, Django, FastAPI

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)

Comprehensive understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, and secure communication protocols (SSL/TLS)

Strong hands-on experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions

Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and configuration management

Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, 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

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required

Preferred

Familiarity with cloud networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, load balancers, and firewalls on GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure

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

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

And more!

Company

Motorola Solutions

Glassdoor4.2

Motorola Solutions creates mission-critical communication solutions and services for public safety and commercial customers.

Founded in 1928

Chicago, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.motorolasolutions.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$1B

Key Investors

Silver Lake

2023-01-06Post Ipo Equity· $1B

2011-01-04IPO

Leadership Team

Mahesh Saptharishi

Executive Vice President and CTO

Jack Molloy

EVP and Chief Operating Officer