Axon · 8 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Justice
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$169K/yr - $270K/yr
12+ years expAxon is on a mission to Protect Life, focusing on improving safety and justice through their ecosystem of devices and cloud software. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Justice & Corrections team, you will lead projects to enhance efficiency and accountability within the criminal justice system, collaborating with other engineers to design and deliver high-quality cloud services.
ElectronicsGovTechHardwareSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead by example, drive major projects from design to production
Set a high bar on standards of excellence, provide deep technical insights during architecture design reviews
Effectively mentor and grow engineers into the Senior and Staff levels
Obsess over customers, works backward from customers to build the right solutions
Build services that adhere to high bar on availability, performance, and security in mission-critical space
Maintain curiosity and desire to stay up to speed on latest technologies and frameworks
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in software engineering
Experience driving technical strategy with impact across multiple teams
Expertise in building large scale cloud services, including deep knowledge with different database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and queuing systems
Experience designing and delivering high-availability, scalable cloud-based systems
Backend cloud experience in managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
Frontend experience with JavaScript, Typescript, React, Angular or similar technologies
Experience working with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
Proven ability to work side by side with product managers and other engineers to create a technical backlog to build product experiences that customers love
A passion for quality design, code, tools and architectures
Benefits
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
Company
Axon
Axon provides electronic control devices to law enforcement and corrections agencies.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Axon has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (3)
2023 (7)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2018-08-07Post Ipo Equity· $246M
2001-06-07IPO
Leadership Team
Jay Reitz
SVP Software Engineering
Anthony Baldoni
VP Strategic Initiatives
Recent News
2026-01-09
The Motley Fool
2026-01-08
Columbia West
2026-01-06
Company data provided by crunchbase