Software Engineering Manager

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, schools, hospitals, businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Motorola Solutions’ Avigilon Alta Video brings Cloud video security systems to the next level. Alta’s cloud‑based video security solution offers industry‑leading full AI video analytics and exceptional operational insights. The Alta Video engineering team injects intelligence into their approach to security and all their solutions. They help organisations see, understand, and act on their surroundings to protect people, business, and reputation in real‑time. We have a fantastic city centre office in the heart of Edinburgh and fully embrace a hybrid home/office working model, with an aim for 2 days in the office.

What this role involves:

• Leading and building high‑performing teams of software developers from graduate to senior level.
• Coaching, mentoring and encouraging career development.
• Working with the teams to promote engineering best practices.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Working closely with the product team to champion the balance between short and long‑term objectives.
• Collaborating with the wider organisation to achieve our strategic objectives.

Basic Requirements:

• 3 or more years of experience leading people and software engineering teams.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to optimise engineering processes and team performance.
• Track record of teams delivering on time.
• A natural ability to inspire and motivate.
• Drive for continual learning.
• Exposure to Scrum or other Agile frameworks.
• Knowledge of modern software development lifecycles (SDLC).
• Cloud and/or DevOps experience on a product with a large customer base and global reach.
• Passionate about CI/CD and release trains, delivering a regular cadence of features and quality improvements.
• Mastery in any programming language (C++, Go, TypeScript, …).
• Lead by example, exceed expectations and go above and beyond.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching and 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.
• 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 company discount schemes.

Travel Requirements: None

Relocation Provided: None

Position Type: Experienced

Referral Payment Plan: Yes

Motorola Solutions UK Limited 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 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 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.