Sr Staff Software Engineer
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Join Motorola Solutions as a Senior or Staff Software Engineer and contribute to platforms that make a real difference in public safety. You'll work with a collaborative team of approximately 5 engineers building, testing, and maintaining systems that help schools, hospitals, corporates, police forces, and entire states keep their communities safe and informed. This is a remote-first position based in Brazil, with occasional travel to São Paulo for team events. You'll have the flexibility to work from anywhere while contributing to mission-critical systems used by customers worldwide. Tech Stack You'll work with a modern, cloud-native technology stack: Backend: TypeScript (compiled to JavaScript) running on NodeJS Serverless architecture using AWS Lambda AWS services: DynamoDB, OpenSearch, SQS, S3 Frontend: Flexible framework approach: Angular, React, or vanilla JavaScript Micro-frontends and web components architecture Building embeddable code snippets and modular, reusable components Development Practices: AI-assisted development with tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot Serverless-first architecture Cloud-native deployment patterns on AWS Modern testing and quality practices
Responsibilities
- Design and build features for platforms used internally and by external customers
- Develop both backend services and frontend components across our tech stack
- Implement serverless architectures using AWS Lambda and related services
- Create micro-frontends and embeddable web components
- Leverage AI-assisted coding tools to increase productivity and code quality
- Collaborate closely with a small, high-performing team
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction
- Ensure code quality through testing and peer review
- Basic Requirements
Requirements
- We're looking for engineers who are proficient in our tech stack, or have equivalent experience that demonstrates they can get up to speed quickly. You should be:
- Full-stack capable: Comfortable working across backend and frontend technologies
- Cloud-native minded: Experienced with serverless architectures and modern cloud platforms
- Quality focused: Strong advocate for testing, code review, and maintainable code
- Adaptable: Quick to learn new technologies and frameworks when needed
- Modern in approach: Embracing AI-assisted development and cutting-edge tooling
- Collaborative: Effective communicator who thrives in small team environments
- Impact driven: Motivated by building systems that help keep people safe
- Nice to have: Experience with mapping libraries (Leaflet, MapBox, ArcGIS) or GIS concepts, but strong JavaScript/JSON skills are more important
- Team & Culture
- You'll join a small, collaborative team of approximately 5 engineers working together on shared goals. The team values:
- Autonomy: Trust and independence to make technical decisions
- Innovation: Exploring modern technologies and development practices
- Impact: Understanding that your work directly helps communities stay safe
- Flexibility: Remote-first culture with flexible work arrangements
- Collaboration: Close teamwork and knowledge sharing
- Growth: Continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies
- Benefits & Perks
- Remote-first: Work from anywhere in Brazil
- Modern tooling: Access to the latest AI-assisted development tools
- Impactful work: Build systems that make a real difference in public safety
- Small team environment: Close collaboration with direct impact on technical decisions
- Occasional travel: Team gatherings in São Paulo for larger events
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering (full-stack or backend-focused)
- AND 3+ years with TypeScript or JavaScript in production environments
- AND 3+ years with NodeJS for backend development
- AND 2+ years with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, or equivalent experience with
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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 Product Engineering area is responsible for designing, writing, testing and deploying the code for our software products at Motorola Solutions. The area consists of front-end only developers, backend-only developers, full-stack developers, test automation developers, and quality analysts. Developers and analysts are grouped in to sprint teams of about 5 people, which focus on different aspects of the product. We run an Agile methodology and have adopted best practice processes and frameworks to ensure that the product is high-performing, secure and scalable. Job Description
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