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Department OverviewAre you a software engineer looking for your next challenge? Are you looking to advance your career by collaborating with experts on a next-generation video management system? Do you want to join a highly skilled team based in Edinburgh and across the UK, influencing the direction of future features and bringing innovation and dynamism to our work?
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 are seeking enthusiastic and talented graduates and software engineers with several years of experience to expand our teams and contribute to product development. We offer a hybrid working environment with 2 days in our fantastic city centre office in Edinburgh.
Job Description
What You Will Do
Delivering high quality, reliable software in our cloud video management system in an agile environment.
Contributing to, and thriving in, a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Collaborate within your cross functional team and with international colleagues.
Contribute to feature refinement and generate innovative solutions.
Participate in peer reviews, sharing and learning from others.
Basic Requirements
What you bring:
- Strong skills in at least one general-purpose programming language, including any of: Golang, Python, C, C++, Rust or Java.
- Several years of solid industry experience as a Software Engineer, although we will consider talented graduates as well.
- Be able to demonstrate strong software development fundamentals
- A passion for owning, building and delivering great software experiences for end-users.
- A formal qualification (Degree) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent or a proven industry track record.
- Experience with the use or adoption of AI tools in a software development context is preferred.
- Exposure to Cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
- Desire to build a T-shaped skill set combining deep expertise in backend services with a broader technical outlook.
- Able to collaborate in-person in our Edinburgh office 2 days per week.
The Avigilon Alta Video teams default to programming using Go for backend and Typescript for frontend, but also use a wide variety of different languages and frameworks. It is not expected that you would be familiar with Go (or any of the other languages we use) but you should be enthusiastic and willing to learn new things!
We are looking for a team player who thinks holistically, enjoys solving complex problems and thrives in an agile, cross functional environment.
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 be part of a dynamic team of people who are ambitious, focused, and hardworking then we look forward to meeting you!
In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & 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.
- 10% time (1 day in every 10 to pursue innovation and personal development).
- 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 companies discount schemes.
Travel RequirementsNone
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperiencedReferral Payment PlanYesCompanyMotorola Solutions UK Limited
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions 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 are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d 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.
Skills Required
- Experience working as a software developer
- Experience building backend systems for large cloud-based distributed systems
- Experience with a backend programming language such as Go, C++, Java, Rust or Python
- Passion for writing high-quality code
- Outstanding technical ability
- Understanding of service-oriented architectures and building cloud-based products
- Experience with machine learning, computer vision or artificial intelligence technologies
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is effective from day one with multiple national carrier options and bundled prescription coverage. Offerings also include mental health benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts, with optional pet insurance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO with 9–10 paid holidays, and many salaried roles use a Flex Time Off or unlimited PTO approach. Paid parental and family leave plus adoption assistance expand support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. Additional financial programs like an employee stock purchase plan, performance bonuses, and company equity bolster long-term value.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Motorola Solutions is a global technology company that provides mission-critical communications, video security, and command center software to help protect people, property, and places for public safety agencies and enterprises.
