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Department OverviewCommunity & Intelligence Engineering . The product is Assist.
Job DescriptionWhat You’ll Lead
We’re building Assist Chat—a conversational AI that transforms how first responders get the information they need. Fast, reliable, and embedded directly into public safety workflows, Assist Chat is already deployed in 9-1-1 centers, police vehicles, and crime centers. But we’re just getting started.
As Tech Lead, you’ll shape the next generation of Assist Chat, leading architecture, scalability, and cross-platform integration for real-time, AI-driven interactions. You’ll partner closely with product, AI, and design to bring intuitive, voice-first interfaces to life—at scale, in production, and with mission-critical reliability.
Your ImpactLead engineering execution for Assist Chat across web, mobile, and embedded clients.
Design scalable, secure, and resilient systems that support real-time AI interactions and large language model (LLM) integration.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, researchers, and AI/ML engineers to build intuitive, performant features.
Mentor and unblock engineers across the team, raising the technical bar through code reviews, pair programming, and architecture discussions.
Drive technical direction making decisions that balance velocity, quality, and safety in public safety environments.
Shape engineering culture through pragmatic leadership and a bias for action.
Steward the product lifecycle by ensuring its development, delivery and continued operation in production while addressing issues proactively to support its long-term success.
Why This TeamYou’ll work on a product that actually saves lives—used daily in 9-1-1 call centers, patrol vehicles, and crime centers.
You’ll have room to own: technical direction, architecture, and mentoring are in your hands.
You’ll be surrounded by top-tier engineers and product leaders who care deeply about quality and impact.
You’ll get access to modern tools, strong UX research, AI/ML expertise, and a clear mission.
Apply if you're ready to lead. Stretch if you're close.
We’re open to exceptional mid-senior engineers who want to grow into this role.
Basic RequirementsWhat We’re Looking For
Proven ability to communicate technical information effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with both local and remote teams
8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Deep fluency in TypeScript and modern web technologies (Angular, Node, GraphQL preferred).
Experience architecting systems that support real-time communication, AI integration, or multi-platform clients.
Comfort operating in ambiguous, 0→1 product spaces with customer stakes that are mission-critical.
Strong leadership, communication and cross-team collaboration skills, with a bias toward action and clarity.
Bonus: familiarity with LLMs, edge deployments, or AI safety and reliability.
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Travel RequirementsNone
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperiencedReferral Payment PlanYes
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.