100524 - Senior Software Engineer II

Job Overview

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.

Job Description

Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

We deal with large throughput upload requests (~Terabytes) and have an increasing need for a strong grasp of multi-cloud architecture (AWS & Azure). The team largely is a backend focused team leveraging mainly GoLang and Scala.

Cloud technologies include blob storage, CDNs, stateful APIs, multi-part file upload, end-to-end encryption, SQL, event driven infrastructure, and caching.

We are also making increasing use of AI to accelerate our development process through improved quality guardrails. An ideal candidate would be a strong backend engineer with a mind for system design across multi-cloud infrastructure.

They should be a strong communicator of complex technical details and able to consider a wide range of use-case scenarios and risks in their designs.

They should have a strong technical foundation that others on the team can rely on and be approachable and willing to help their team grow. What You’ll Do Location: This role is based out of our Seattle Office and follows a hybrid schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Your Impact This role is primarily for the DEMS Ingestion team which is responsible for the upload of evidence files both from 3rd party clients as well as Axon devices such as Body Worn Cameras.
• They should also possess well developed leadership soft skills as this role is expected to lead other engineers and act as a force multiplier for the team as whole.
• Direct Reports: Manager of Software Engineering Design and develop scalable, secure, high-performance software in this mission-critical space Lead technical projects from concept to launch, ensuring solution meets business and technical requirements Collaborate across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create solutions that delight our customers Provide technical leadership and mentorship for engineers across the group Help to define a technical vision both within our team and the greater organization Partner with Engineering Managers, Directors, and Staff Engineers to define a strategic technical vision and direction for the group Lead engineering architecture design reviews and provide feedback to other engineers through channels like PR reviews Write and review design documents, library proposals, and technical vision documents.
• Define and manage roadmaps for the technical backlog Continuously evaluate and improve engineering processes across the group to enhance efficiency and effectiveness What You Bring Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 10+ years of professional software development experience Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems Full-stack development experience in languages such as Go, Scala, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, C# or similar Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores Experience with Realtime streaming event log or messaging technologies, such as Kafka or ActiveMQ (Bonus) Experience with a front end framework such as React (Bonus) Experience with mobile development (Bonus) Experience with an automated testing framework like Selenium, Puppeteer, or Playwright or automated API testing 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 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) 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.
• Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
• We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
• Important Notes The above is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
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Required Skills and Qualifications

• They should also possess well developed leadership soft skills as this role is expected to lead other engineers and act as a force multiplier for the team as whole.
• Define and manage roadmaps for the technical backlog Continuously evaluate and improve engineering processes across the group to enhance efficiency and effectiveness What You Bring Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 10+ years of professional software development experience Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems Full-stack development experience in languages such as Go, Scala, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, C# or similar Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores Experience with Realtime streaming event log or messaging technologies, such as Kafka or ActiveMQ (Bonus) Experience with a front end framework such as React (Bonus) Experience with mobile development (Bonus) Experience with an automated testing framework like Selenium, Puppeteer, or Playwright or automated API testing 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 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) 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 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.
• 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.
• Important Notes The above is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
• All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures.

Benefits and Perks

• Define and manage roadmaps for the technical backlog Continuously evaluate and improve engineering processes across the group to enhance efficiency and effectiveness What You Bring Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 10+ years of professional software development experience Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems Full-stack development experience in languages such as Go, Scala, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, C# or similar Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores Experience with Realtime streaming event log or messaging technologies, such as Kafka or ActiveMQ (Bonus) Experience with a front end framework such as React (Bonus) Experience with mobile development (Bonus) Experience with an automated testing framework like Selenium, Puppeteer, or Playwright or automated API testing 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 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) 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.
• Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards.
• 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 .
• We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion.

Work Location and Schedule

This role is listed as Remote USA with location information shown as Remote USA. The employment type is Full Time.

About the Company

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