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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Onsite
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, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Aperçu de l’entreprise
Chez Motorola Solutions, nous pensons que tout commence par nos employés. Nous sommes une communauté mondiale soudée, unie par la volonté incessante de contribuer à la sécurité des personnes partout dans le monde. Nous concevons et connectons des technologies qui contribuent à protéger les personnes, les biens et les infrastructures. Nos solutions favorisent la collaboration essentielle pour améliorer la sécurité des populations, des écoles, des hôpitaux, des entreprises et, finalement, des nations. Connectez-vous à une carrière qui compte et aidez-nous à bâtir un avenir plus sûr.
We are seeking a Principal Software Developer who shares this AI-First mindset to provide hands-on technical leadership across both cloud and on-premise platforms. In this role, you will leverage your deep expertise in C++ and C# to architect high-performance, large-scale applications and APIs that natively support machine learning pipelines, intelligent workflows, and automated decision-making. Beyond core product architecture, you will champion modern engineering practices—integrating DevOps, CI/CD, and test automation to rapidly deploy and iterate on complex, public-facing systems.
This position is based in Vancouver, BC, and the candidate must reside in the Greater Vancouver area, as you will be required to go into the office on a hybrid work schedule.
Drive technical leadership and architectural governance across the Video Division.
Architectural Governance & Strategy
Translate complex business objectives and product requirements into scalable, reliable system architectures
Partner with Product Management, Security, and Engineering leadership to evaluate technical trade-offs and mitigate long-term systemic risks
Define the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for our next-generation cloud and on-premise streaming platforms.
Hands-On Engineering Experience:
Providing end-to-end software solutions, encompassing design, architecture, implementation, maintenance, and user support
Own systemic non-functional requirements including scalability, high availability, ultra-low latency media delivery, and hardware-software isolation
Architecting end-to-end product observability (metrics, logs, and distributed tracing) to transform operational telemetry into actionable data for informed engineering and product decisions.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship:
Building trust among team members and mentoring to champion a culture of continuous learning and growth
Fostering strong collaborative relationships with fellow developers and technical leadership
Proactively providing technical guidance and mentorship
Upholding rigorous standards for software development and quality, both personally and across the teams
Consistently Showing up with:
Energy and passion
Optimistic outlook
Transparent communication
Growth-oriented perspective
Why you'll love working here:
Contributing to a product deployed in high-stakes safety scenarios:
Protecting the well-being of people in a variety of situations and environments
Streamlining communication and improving reactions to critical safety incidents
Supporting the creation of more secure events and public assemblies (e.g., major league sports games, music concerts)
Commitment to professional development & advancement:
Supportive managers dedicated to understanding and fostering your growth
Well-defined role, responsibilities, and expectations
10% dedicated time for continuous learning and professional development (1 day every two weeks)
Gain experience across a broad spectrum of technologies:
Orchestrating the flow and storage of diverse media streams
Developing robust, large-scale APIs for both on-premise and cloud environments
Seamlessly integrating with a wide array of cameras, devices, and sensors
Diverse and inclusive team environment:
Our teams prioritize creating a vibrant and welcoming culture
Groups are designed to leverage a mix of opinions and personality types
Target Base Salary Range: 180,000 - 225,000 CAD
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
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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.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.
Motorola Solutions adopte, favorise et promeut les principes de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion. Nous encourageons et accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées, quelles que soient leur race, origines ethnique, religion ou croyance, orientation sexuelle, identité et expression sexuelle, statut d’anciens combattants ou tout autre statut protégé par la Loi.
Nous sommes fiers de notre culture axée sur les personnes et les communautés, encourageant ainsi chaque Motorolan d’être la version la plus authentique de lui-même dans ses responsabilités afin de tenir la promesse d’un monde plus sécuritaire.
Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à notre communauté mais croyez que vous ne possédez pas toutes les exigences requises pour le poste convoité, nous aimerions tout de même connaître les raisons pour lesquelles vous pensez être un excellent candidat pour notre équipe.
Nous offrons également des mesures d’adaptation pendant toutes les étapes du processus d’embauche afin de favoriser l’inclusion des personnes vivant avec un handicap physique et/ou mental. Pour demander un aménagement, veuillez remplir ce formulaire d'aménagement raisonnable afin que nous puissions vous aider.