Senior Software Engineer - AI/Computer Vision (Camera Systems)

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 protect people, property and places, fostering the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, schools, hospitals, businesses, and ultimately, safer nations.

Department Overview

Motorola Solutions’ innovations, products and services play essential roles in people’s lives. Our end‑to‑end suite of software solutions helps our customers answer thousands of emergency calls and text messages, and process video, disparate evidence and records. Our AI team develops mission‑critical AI solutions for public safety and commercial customers, focusing on Speech & Audio, Machine Translation, Natural Language Understanding and Computer Vision.

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer in our camera systems group, you will design, develop and optimize C++ code for embedded systems. You will implement and deploy AI models and sophisticated algorithms directly on camera hardware, enabling real‑time video feed analysis for critical safety and security applications. The role requires a deep understanding of modern C++, strong software engineering principles, and experience with camera technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and test high‑performance modern C++ code to implement AI models and computer vision algorithms on embedded camera platforms.
• Optimize code for performance and resource constraints on embedded systems.
• Integrate and deploy AI models onto camera hardware.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to translate models into efficient C++ implementations.
• Work with camera SDKs and APIs to access and process video streams.
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and documentation.
• Troubleshoot and debug software issues on embedded systems.
• Contribute to the development of new features and enhancements for our camera systems.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI, computer vision, and embedded systems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (Master’s or Ph.D. is a plus).
• 4+ years of experience in C++ software development, with a strong emphasis on performance optimization.
• Significant experience working with camera systems, including image processing, video encoding/decoding, and camera SDKs/APIs.
• Experience implementing and deploying AI models on embedded platforms is highly desired.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting and tooling is a plus.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including design patterns, testing methodologies, and version control (e.g., Git).
• Experience with Linux/embedded Linux development environments.
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with computer vision libraries (e.g., OpenCV) is a plus.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX Runtime) is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps is also a plus.

Salary Range: $62,600 CAD – $128,300 CAD

Location: Candidate must live in the Greater Vancouver Area or the Greater Toronto Area.

Travel Requirements: Under 10%

Relocation: None

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.