Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Motorola Solutions

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$155,000–$180,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
21 days ago
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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 156 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Software Engineering

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering joins the Video Intelligence team to lead and scale the Platform & Video Infrastructure organization. This leader directs a distributed team of senior engineers and tech leads to build high-throughput GCP infrastructure, AI-powered evidence pipelines, and core video ingestion systems. Key responsibilities include driving platform reliability, scaling keyless security architectures, and overseeing asynchronous media processing like transcoding and SHA-256 chain-of-custody integrity checks. The role requires expertise in Java, Python, Kafka, and GCP services including GKE, Anthos Service Mesh, and Vertex AI. Candidates must utilize Terraform for infrastructure as code and manage secure zero-trust networking. The work involves solving complex problems in high-volume video processing, AI-driven false-positive filtering, and standardizing API handshakes across various third-party video ingestion gateways.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $214394 from 123 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead and scale a distributed engineering organization including senior engineers, tech leads, and engineering managers.
  • Drive strategic decisions for platform scalability, availability, and cost efficiency across the GCP footprint.
  • Establish organizational standards for keyless authentication, zero-trust networking, and immutable infrastructure via Terraform.
  • Oversee the architectural strategy for asynchronous, platform-scale media processing and AI-driven false-positive filtering pipelines.
  • Define 0–2 year technical roadmaps and delivery benchmarks for platform reliability and video ingestion performance.
  • Drive cross-organizational alignment with vendor connector teams to standardize API handshakes and streaming protocols.
  • Manage departmental headcount planning, operational budgets, and resource allocation across platform and integration initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of progressive software, infrastructure, and platform engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in direct engineering management leading distributed teams.
  • 2+ years of DevOps experience.
  • Hands-on background in Java (Spring Boot) and Python (AI/agentic workflows).
  • Deep expertise in GCP platform services (GKE, Shared VPC, Anthos Service Mesh) and Terraform.
  • Experience overseeing asynchronous video processing pipelines and cryptographic integrity standards.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance.

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