Principal Software Engineer in Vancouver

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.

Motorola Solutions’ Video Division is defining the future of the security industry through innovative end-to-end solutions. We aren't just adding AI features to our products—we are pioneering an AI-First software engineering culture. From advanced, award-winning video analytics like Appearance Search and Visual Alerts, we architect our systems from the ground up to maximize the power of Artificial Intelligence.

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.
• Architect end-to-end product observability (metrics, logs, and distributed tracing) to transform operational telemetry into actionable data for informed engineering and product decisions.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related.
• 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Extensive experience in C++.
• Experience working in a large code base.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience using an AI first approach to software development.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, microservices, and high-throughput real-time data/media streaming protocols.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, test automation, Observability, and DevOps.
• Experience working with databases (Berkeley, Postgres).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful delivery of a large-scale public-facing application.
• Experience developing cloud applications in Azure.
• Experience developing applications in one of C++, Rust, C#, and .NET.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Travel Requirements: None.
• Relocation Provided: None.
• Position Type: Experienced.
• Referral Payment Plan: No.

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.