Senior Software Engineering Manager - leading a UK Emergency Services’ Software Solution

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Motorola SolutionsLocation:

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25.08.2025Expiry Date:

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Job DescriptionThis role is hybrid, consisting of work from our offices and home, with home-working permitted most of the time and offices being used for meetings and team days. You will ideally be based in and around our Glasgow office.Our Motorola

Glasgow office is our worldwide centre of excellence for our mobile software development and we would like applicants to be located within commuting distance of this office, however this is a hybrid role where the candidate will have the option to work from home some/most days if preferred – with the office being used for occasional in-person meetings and team days.In this role, you will be a senior software engineering manager and leader of the team of engineers responsible for developing our mission-critical solutions serving UK fire officers and incident commanders, which currently includes a client application for ruggedised mobile Windows devices, a client application for iOS/Android devices, a server application and a web application. Our existing UK Fire mobile solutions utilise a range of technologies including C#, DELPHI, React and React Native.In this role, you will be responsible for conducting a review of our existing product components and architecture and designing a plan for modernisation and expansion – of which you will then be responsible for driving the execution through your team of experienced software engineers. This may include improvements to the UI/UX, the addition of further smartphone-based capabilities, or the introduction of AI-based functionality.We expect this role to be ‘hands on’, with the successful candidate reviewing and potentially also contributing to writing code when required – so we are therefore looking for a software engineering manager who is a highly capable software engineer.The post holder will work alongside our Product Manager for UK Fire Mobile solutions.

Basic RequirementsRequired:IMPORTANT

- This role requires security clearance, you must be able to attain SC and NPPV3 clearances to be eligible for this role, which typically requires minimum 3 years UK residencyA First Class or Upper Second Class degree in a relevant subject (such as BSc Computing Science or BSc Software Engineering) from a leading university.10+ years of experience in commercial software engineeringExperience of leading and managing software development teams of 10+ engineers with a track record for successfully delivering large-scale software projectsStrong communication and collaboration skills.Previous experience of architecting and developing client/server applications using technologies such as C# (or Java)Previous experience of DELPHIPrevious experience of architecting and developing .net/Windows applications, with experience of Windows UI frameworks (e.g. WPF, WinUI, etc.)Previous experience of architecting and developing smartphone applications (such as Android and iOS) using technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Objective C, or React Native.Previous experience of developing web applications using HTML, CSS, React, Spring, .NET, etc.Previous working experience in an Agile environment (Scrum).

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching and development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:Competitive salary and bonus schemesTwo weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.Private medical insurance.Employee stock purchase plan.Flexible working options.Life assurance.Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.Well known companies discount scheme.

Travel Requirements10-25%

Job DescriptionThis role is hybrid, consisting of work from our offices and home, with home-working permitted most of the time and offices being used for meetings and team days. You will ideally be based in and around our Glasgow office.Our Motorola

Glasgow office is our worldwide centre of excellence for our mobile software development and we would like applicants to be located within commuting distance of this office, however this is a hybrid role where the candidate will have the option to work from home some/most days if preferred – with the office being used for occasional in-person meetings and team days.In this role, you will be a senior software engineering manager and leader of the team of engineers responsible for developing our mission-critical solutions serving UK fire officers and incident commanders, which currently includes a client application for ruggedised mobile Windows devices, a client application for iOS/Android devices, a server application and a web application. Our existing UK Fire mobile solutions utilise a range of technologies including C#, DELPHI, React and React Native.In this role, you will be responsible for conducting a review of our existing product components and architecture and designing a plan for modernisation and expansion – of which you will then be responsible for driving the execution through your team of experienced software engineers. This may include improvements to the UI/UX, the addition of further smartphone-based capabilities, or the introduction of AI-based functionality.We expect this role to be ‘hands on’, with the successful candidate reviewing and potentially also contributing to writing code when required – so we are therefore looking for a software engineering manager who is a highly capable software engineer.The post holder will work alongside our Product Manager for UK Fire Mobile solutions.

Basic RequirementsRequired:IMPORTANT

- This role requires security clearance, you must be able to attain SC and NPPV3 clearances to be eligible for this role, which typically requires minimum 3 years UK residencyA First Class or Upper Second Class degree in a relevant subject (such as BSc Computing Science or BSc Software Engineering) from a leading university.10+ years of experience in commercial software engineeringExperience of leading and managing software development teams of 10+ engineers with a track record for successfully delivering large-scale software projectsStrong communication and collaboration skills.Desirable:Previous experience of architecting and developing client/server applications using technologies such as C# (or Java)Previous experience of DELPHIPrevious experience of architecting and developing .net/Windows applications, with experience of Windows UI frameworks (e.g. WPF, WinUI, etc.)Previous experience of architecting and developing smartphone applications (such as Android and iOS) using technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Objective C, or React Native.Previous experience of developing web applications using HTML, CSS, React, Spring, .NET, etc.Previous working experience in an Agile environment (Scrum).

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching and 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.

Private medical insurance.

Employee stock purchase plan.

Flexible working options.

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 ProvidedNonePosition TypeExperienced

Referral Payment PlanYes

CompanyMotorola Solutions UK Limited

EEO StatementMotorola 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 ..... full job details .....