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
As a Senior Software Engineer I on the Frontend Squad, you will collaborate with other engineers to shape and drive technical solutions and architecture for scalable, high-performance frontend web applications. You will work closely with engineers in your team and across the organization to review designs and steer them toward more reliable and sustainable outcomes, making you a force multiplier. You are a great collaborator and coach, and will help to grow engineers in your team. You foster a friendly, open, introspective culture that encourages everyone to speak their mind and avoid red tape, unnecessary rituals, bureaucracy and politics. You foster a collaborative working environment and embody our company value of Join Forces.
Join us to work with a passionate, mission-driven group of folks who want to positively impact the lives of first responders and those that they serve.
What You’ll Do
Location: Work from home as much as you want, live nearby our awesome Seattle R&D Hub, so you can easily collab in-person when it’s helpful and be an active part of our vibrant Axon culture
Reports to: Manager, Software Engineering
- Build and own the technical roadmap for mission-critical web applications
- Implement robust, reusable, and maintainable code using React and other modern frameworks
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design to solve the team’s biggest technical challenges
- Lead engineering architecture design reviews
- Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews
- Enjoy mentoring and growing 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 that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience developing large-scale, consumer-facing web applications.
- Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frameworks such as React.
- Experience with Redux, RxJS, TanStack Query or other state management libraries
- Experience working with cloud based APIs and infrastructure
- Strong experience with build and bundling tools like Webpack, Vite, or Rollup.
- Proficient with testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
- Deep familiarity with Git and collaborative workflows like GitHub or GitLab.
- Experience in optimizing web application performance, including code splitting, lazy loading, and reducing Time to Interactive (TTI).
#LI-Hybrid
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.
