Lead Software Engineer
Motorola SolutionsCork, IrelandPosted 30 March 2026
Job Description
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
Department Description
Innovation is the oxygen of our company, and in 2023, we invested more than US$850 million in research and development (R&D). We have opened a new Research & Development Centre in Cork, Ireland focused on designing software for the company’s comprehensive land mobile radio (LMR) portfolio, with plans for expansion across other technologies in the future.
Motorola Solutions’ ecosystem of technologies is centred on safety and security, with LMR representing a foundational core. The company has deployed more than 13,000 LMR networks worldwide, trusted by governments and enterprises for highly secure communications designed to work in the most extreme conditions. Modernised with broadband and advanced data applications, LMR remains at the forefront of providing public safety agencies with the communications they rely on and need.
You’ll be part of our diverse and experienced global team, developing meaningful solutions that support thousands of public safety agencies and enterprises worldwide in solving complex safety and security challenges. Come join our team to work on real-world projects with a real-world impact.
Job Description
We're looking for a self-driven Lead Engineer to take on a vital role in our dynamic R&D software development centre here in Cork. They will be passionate about building great products and keen to apply their expertise to our dynamic team. Your contributions will be instrumental in advancing our portfolio of communication devices, ensuring we provide our customers with innovative and reliable products.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to the development team members.
Oversee and manage daily activities of the team to ensure alignment with project goals.
Work in an Agile/Scrum team to design, implement, and test new two-way radio products and features
Assist in onboarding new team members and conducting training sessions.
Act as a liaison between the development team and other cross-functional Scrum teams.
Analyze software requirements to determine feasibility of design within quality assurance, time and effort constraints
Teamwork in a multi-site, world-wide development environment
Participate in Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives to represent QA activities.
Use secure programming practices to create mission critical and reusable software
Participation in peer reviews
Develop intellectual property
Be an advocate for test driven development and full coverage of all software via automated testing taking advantage of a pragmatic approach to the test pyramid.
Contribute to the improvement of existing mature software development processes
Work with Senior leadership in planning and prioritising work contributing to resource and feature planning.
Basic Requirements
Bachelor's Degree required; major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
Significant software development experience with proven successful delivery of several products or portfolios.
Proficiency in C, Java
Experience in real-time embedded software
Strong communication and problem solving skills
Knowledge of large scale enterprise platforms such as Eclipse, Android Open Source Project
Experience of software security standards
Experience using version control; Git is a plus
Experience with Linux is a plus
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