Backend Software Engineer

Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Time Type: Full time

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

The Vehicle Intelligence division is a core part of Motorola Solutions' Video & Software Enterprise, focused on delivering industry-leading solutions for Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) and vehicle detection. Our platform provides mission-critical analytics and real-time intelligence to law enforcement and commercial customers globally.
We are currently evolving our cloud-native ecosystem to support advanced vehicle data analytics and pattern recognition. Our team operates at a massive global scale, building resilient systems that process and store high-throughput data streams to provide actionable insights for public safety.

Job Description

We are seeking a mid-to-senior level Backend Software Engineer to join our Vehicle Manager Cloud team in Ho Chi Minh City. In this role, you will be a key contributor to our Modern Event Processing Platform, focusing on high-performance data ingestion, horizontal scalability, and cloud-native architecture. You will design and implement services that handle large-scale data processing pipelines and integrate AI-driven insights into our core products.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and implement high-performance backend microservices within a modern cloud-native architecture.

• Directly collaborate with US-based engineering teams on a daily basis, contributing to global product roadmaps and architectural decisions.

• Develop cloud-native event processing systems that ensure low-latency data flow and high availability.

• Optimize data streaming and ingestion using technologies like Kafka or Azure Event Hubs to process high volumes of real-time events.

• Architect high-performance data solutions utilizing Redis for caching and SQL Server or Postgres for relational data management.

• Integrate AI-driven services to enhance raw data with advanced attributes and intelligence.

• Deploy and manage containerized services using Kubernetes (K8s) and Docker to maintain a stateless and scalable environment.

• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools (such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor) to accelerate development, debugging, and code quality.

• Drive engineering excellence through automated testing, high unit test coverage, and participation in technical design and code reviews.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Master Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in backend software development.

• Primary Tech Stack: Strong proficiency in C# or .NET is highly preferred for immediate integration. Java or Golang experts with strong CS fundamentals who are open to mastering new languages and architectures is preferred.

• Familiarity with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Experience with SQL Server, Postgres, or other major relational databases is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s) for container orchestration is a plus

• Experience with distributed messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, Event Hubs, or RabbitMQ).

• Proficiency in English (written and verbal) for collaboration in a global environment.

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

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. 

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 team.