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 OverviewMotorola Solutions has recently acquired RapidDeploy Inc., and we’re excited to welcome new talent to our growing team. By applying for this role, you’ll become part of the RapidDeploy team within the broader Motorola Solutions organization—where innovation meets impact in the world of Public Safety.

At RapidDeploy, our mission is to reduce emergency response times by equipping dispatchers and call-takers with real-time situational awareness through advanced tactical mapping, and by delivering powerful analytics to help public safety agencies optimize their operations. Now, together with Motorola Solutions, we’re accelerating our shared vision of creating safer communities through smarter technology.
Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. Responsibilities will include building microservices (mainly .NET, running in Docker and Kubernetes) using paradigms such as event-sourcing, CQRS, Domain Driven Design and backends-for-frontends (BFFs) to name a few. Your primary responsibilities will be to design and develop services and components on this stack, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure.
A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and a thirst for elegant code is a must.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 - 8 years' experience

Skills:

Proficient in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystemsFamiliarity with the .NET framework as well as .NET CoreStrong understanding of object-oriented programmingStrong understanding of message queuingStrong understanding of asynchronous and multi-threaded applicationsSkill for writing reusable C# librariesFamiliar with various design and architectural patternsKnowledge of concurrency patterns in C#Familiarity with NoSQLKnack for writing clean, readable C# codeUnderstanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable applicationAugmenting automated testing platforms and creating unit testsFamiliarity with development pipeline and release management toolsThe following would be advantageous:Familiarity with Domain Driven Design and Event SourcingHands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Responsibilities:
• Design and develop libraries, components and services, using efficient, reusable, secure and reliable code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to solve these
• Help maintain code quality, organisation, and automation (including test-automation)
• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable components for future use
• Translate designs into high quality code
• Constant collaboration with other developers and product management
• A passion to keep track of the latest technology trends
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

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:

PTO 20 Days

Life Cover - Life, dread disease, salary protection - this is covered in full by RD and not out of CTC.

Fully Remote - set you up to work from home - laptop and accessories.

Travel RequirementsNone
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced

Referral Payment PlanNo

CompanyMotorola Solutions South Africa (Proprietary) 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.

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 email ohr@motorolasolutions.com.