Cloud Platforms Mid-Level Software Engineer - Java / Spring Boot

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. 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.

Department Overview

The Core Platforms & Services team builds and connects the cloud infrastructure that empowers public safety agencies to be their best in the moments that matter. We develop and operate critical hybrid and public cloud platform services, supporting Motorola Solutions' Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. Our division unifies voice, video, and data feeds into an ecosystem built to scale on modern Azure, AWS, and GCP infrastructure, executing our global mission of "Solving for safer".

Job Description

We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated software professional to analyze, design, and maintain highly scalable backend services for our core public safety products. In this role, you will work in a people-first culture focused on innovating what's next in cloud operational intelligence. You will join a close-knit engineering community that transforms complex data streams into reliable, real-time platform capabilities, helping emergency responders act with clarity and certainty. As an imaginative and confident engineer, you will collaborate to solve real-world system challenges, building resilient software infrastructure that supports communities when time is of the essence.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Platform Development

• Analyze, develop, and design robust cloud services using modern Java ecosystems and frameworks
• Build and scale cloud computing infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP architectures
• Implement secure and reliable backend workflows that manage throughput and system consistency

API & Service Integration

• Design and deploy resilient REST API architectures and WebServices to unify data workflows
• Utilize Hibernate and related ORM frameworks to orchestrate data lifecycle and storage pipelines
• Leverage the Spring Framework, including Spring Boot and Spring Security, to optimize ecosystem capabilities

Collaboration & Systems Engineering

• Perform system integration of software components to simplify complex workflows for end-users
• Collaborate with cross-functional product groups to align backend APIs with Angular and React frontend experiences
• Troubleshoot complex architectural issues and handle system optimizations under operational scale

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a technical field
• 5+ years of experience in backend software development with a focus on Java

Job Requirements

Technical Expertise

• Spring Boot to build, configure, and secure microservices within automated cloud infrastructure
• REST APIs to develop scalable endpoints that facilitate high-throughput data exchange
• Hibernate to optimize object-relational mapping and perform advanced database queries
• Cloud Infrastructure to utilize Azure, AWS, or GCP services for scalable application deployments

Professional Experience

• Technical Troubleshooting to analyze, isolate, and resolve complex systemic software issues
• Agile Collaboration to deliver software increments successfully within a cross-functional team environment
• Technical Documentation to create clear system structures and developer documentation for backend platforms

Preferred Qualifications (Optional)

• Experience working with frontend frameworks like Angular or React
• Understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in a cloud context
• Familiarity with messaging systems or streaming architectures for high-volume data platforms

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.