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Software Engineering Manager

Culver City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2025

💰 $178,600/yr($89,300/yr – $178,600/yr)

About the role

Company Overview

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. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Motorola's Access Control Division's (previously OpenPath, now Avigilon Alta) mission is to improve your workday with smart office technology at your front door. We are looking for candidates who can help us build, scale and innovate as we develop our industry leading platform for access control and office automation. Strong analytical and software skills are a must in order to join our team, and we are particularly seeking candidates with experience and skills in multiple technologies, in order to contribute broadly to our team-centric approach to product development.

Job Description

We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our team, focusing on the development of services within and deployment / health of our access control products. In this role, you'll be instrumental in managing the release pipeline for code and configuration changes that run on the access controllers installed at customer sites around the world. If you're passionate about the reliability and health of small system computers, ensuring smooth, reliable software deployments and maintaining system integrity, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

Manage a Small Team (~ 4 ppl): Lead and work with a team of talented software engineers to accomplish strategic goals aligned with the services features and functionality we deliver for our access product.
Release Management: Drive the planning, execution, and communication of code and configuration releases for access controllers.
Code Improvements: As a hands-on technical manager, you'll be instrumental in shaping our fleet management and fleet health analysis capabilities. You'll develop innovative processes and tools alongside your team, delivering on both customer-facing enhancements and internal tooling that directly improves our operational efficiency and customer experience.

Qualifications:

Previous experience as a software release engineer/manager.
Experience leading or managing a small team of engineers.
3 years of recent experience developing with Python, Go, and Node.js in a software engineering context (not just scripting). Understanding of build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management. Experience with cloud technologies is helpful.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and preventative measures. Extensive experience understanding Linux/product metrics analysis/trends identifying current and potential future issues/concern.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and can build strong relationships across departments.

Target Base Salary Range: $89,300 - $178,600

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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Basic Requirements

3+ years of software development experience
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position