Job description
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
You’ll help shape the future of infrastructure automation for law enforcement systems worldwide. With your technical expertise and focus on quality, you’ll contribute to the foundation of fast, reliable cloud services that support Axon’s platform.
As part of our distributed engineering team, you’ll design and deliver self-service infrastructure solutions that empower development teams to innovate rapidly. You’ll work closely with site reliability engineers (SREs) and software engineers (SWEs) to build platform-as-a-service (PaaS) capabilities for provisioning infrastructure. Your work will streamline operations, enhance reliability, and create scalable solutions that directly support public safety.
What You’ll Do
Location: This role is based out of our Seattle office or Boston office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success. Reports to: Senior Software Engineer Manager
- Lead engineering architecture design reviews
- Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews
- Mentoring engineers
- Working across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions that delight our customers
- Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups
- Building services that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space
- Working with the latest open source technologies
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong background building cloud-native, distributed solutions
- Experience designing tooling and automation to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems
- Proficiency in backend services with multiple managed languages (e.g., Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar)
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and building modular, reusable, testable components
- Familiarity with Kubernetes platforms (e.g., AKS, EKS, or similar)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms for automating infrastructure, builds, testing, and releases
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with empathy for the needs of engineering teams
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience with modern IaC frameworks such as Pulumi, Crossplane, or AWS CDK
- Exposure to multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP)
- Background in scaling large distributed systems and ensuring reliability/resilience
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 141,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 225,600 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected]. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
