Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python
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This role pays less than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $156,325–$221,112 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $115k versus about $189k for comparable roles.
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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.
Listed pay typically runs $100,000–$135,000 across 120 roles with salary data.
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The Sr. Backend Engineer - Python / Microservices joins the team to develop mission-critical applications for Theatro, a voice-driven AI platform for retail communication. This role involves designing and deploying scalable backend services and microservices for cloud and IoT-scale systems. You will build REST/gRPC APIs and pub/sub architectures using message brokers like MQTT, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Google Pub/Sub. Key responsibilities include automating CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine, managing SQL/NoSQL data models, and troubleshooting complex networking issues involving TCP/IP, DNS, and TLS. You will utilize Python, GCP services, and tools like Wireshark to ensure secure device-to-cloud communication. The work focuses on solving technical challenges in distributed systems, event-driven patterns, and high-scale device telemetry for real-time retail environments.
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Median $206000 from 33 postings across 18 companies.
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