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 OverviewOn any given day, every moment matters to someone, somewhere. And every moment, Motorola Solutions’ innovations, products and services play essential roles in people’s lives. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. We keep utility workers connected and visible to each other with real-time voice and data communication across the smart grid. And we provide the situational awareness first responders need when a moment brings catastrophe. We help people be their best in their moments that matter when everyone around them is at their worst.

Guardian is a call taking & dispatching platform used by emergency service operators across the UK & Europe. We help 999 or 112 operators answer calls from the public and dispatch out nearby responders, enabling the right response when every second counts, and ultimately helping our customers save lives.

As our solution has grown from a small start-up to one of the leading offerings for Fire & Police agencies, our customers now trust us to solve more of their problems. The Guardian team is distributed across the UK, with hubs in Glasgow, Leicester, and Hemel. We currently have around 150 employees. We have a relaxed but hard working environment where jeans and t-shirts are the norm and good ideas and debate are encouraged. Our daily work is remote and often asynchronous, with workflows managed via Google Chat & collaborative documents in G-Suite. However, you’ll also have the opportunity to join us for frequent in person work & social events like post-work pints, Flight Club darts, or our annual all-hands in top European cities like Prague, Barcelona, and Krakow.
Job Description

This role is primarily remote with travel occasionally to our Leicester offices.

The role of the Software Engineer is to work as part of an agile delivery team to design and develop the software solutions. You will work closely with the other members of the development team, then Product Manager, and the Software Test Engineers.

You'll be developing mission critical or supporting software to a high standard, including design, development, technical documentation, and testing.

This role is for a Full Stack developer.

You’re not expected to have all of the following skills, but they will be useful in performing your job.

Our typical tech stack is C#.NET backend. You aren’t expected to be fully experienced in these, but will be expected to quickly learn these.

Basic Requirements

We are looking for someone who

Has experience as a Software Developer or significant experience as a Junior Software DeveloperHas experience building backend systems in C# .NET, ASP.NET in modern versions of .NETIs passionate about writing high-quality codeCan demonstrate good technical abilityUnderstands modern software development practices and principles, such as SOLIDUnderstands modern development workflows, including agile process, Git repositories, pull requests

Core Competencies: 

3+ years of hands-on full-stack software development using C#.Solid understanding of OOP, design patterns and software engineering principles.Experience writing and maintaining meaningful automated tests.Strong verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.

Academic and Technical Qualifications: 

You must either have NPPV3 clearance, or be willing to be cleared to this standard, which will involve background checks of you and potentially your familyA formal qualification (Degree) in Computing Science or equivalent experience

Preferred skills and qualifications:

UK Police Control Room experience / knowledge

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.

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 scheme.

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Travel Requirements10-25%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced

Referral Payment PlanYes

CompanyMotorola 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.