This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$165,000–$214,500
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$190k
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About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) is a leading American technology company providing mission-critical communications, video security, and analytics for public safety and enterprise customers.
Motorola Solutions currently has
113 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$110,250–$145,200
across 100 roles with salary data.
As the Director of Software Engineering, you will lead a global engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining mission-critical software systems used by public safety agencies. Your role involves defining architectural visions, enforcing rigorous Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) standards, and ensuring high availability across complex environments including Windows Server, SQL, and advanced networking. You will drive modernization efforts in cloud connectivity, observability, security, and AI-assisted development while maintaining legacy stability. Additionally, you must serve as the technical authority during critical incidents, communicate effectively with public safety executives, and mentor a team of engineering managers and developers to uphold high standards of technical competence and operational discipline. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles, with expertise in deploying commercially available software in secure environments and a strong background in SRE practices and cloud-native architectures.