Axon · 8 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer II, Axon Air
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$148K/yr - $238K/yrAxon is on a mission to Protect Life, focusing on critical safety and justice issues through their innovative ecosystem of devices and cloud software. As a Sr. Software Engineer II on Axon Air, you will design and ship core systems for autonomous drone operations, enhancing first responders' situational awareness and safety.
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Responsibilities
Build and own backend systems and integration layers that connect drones, edge processing, and cloud services (e.g., evidence ingestion, telemetry, live video routing, cataloging)
Implement features that enable rapid autonomous deployments (dispatch, mission state, failover) and that satisfy stringent operational requirements (latency, availability, security, and auditability)
Develop and harden interfaces between Axon products and partner systems, ensuring secure data exchange and near‑real‑time interoperability
Define and implement observability, KPIs, and incident playbooks for DFR services
Mentor senior engineers, lead cross‑team design reviews, and help establish engineering standards for mission‑critical robotic systems
Partner with product and engineering leadership—and cross‑functional stakeholders—to capture real field workflows and constraints, turn them into crisp requirements, and drive technical designs and roadmaps that stick
Drive multi‑team execution: align priorities and dependencies across org boundaries, unblock delivery, and strengthen the planning and operating rhythms that let teams ship together
Own end‑to‑end delivery for cross‑team initiatives—from discovery through launch—including sprint/epic planning, release orchestration, and high‑quality artifacts (release notes, runbooks), plus customer‑facing demos and field readiness
Support commercialization and scaling efforts (BVLOS readiness, airspace awareness, cost‑effective operations) through pragmatic engineering tradeoffs and prototype iterations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Owned multi‑year technical roadmaps for enterprise or startup systems—setting vision, prioritizing investments, and guiding architecture-to-scale execution
Proven experience delivering production systems that integrate hardware, edge, and cloud components for time‑sensitive operations
Strong experience with backend services and languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores and operational practices (monitoring, SLOs)
Proven ability to influence technical direction and mentor senior engineers
Entrepreneurial drive — you own outcomes, balance rapid delivery with pragmatic validation (experiments, customer feedback) to ship high‑impact solutions
Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and driving solutions end-to-end
Able to rapidly understand unfamiliar codebases and deliver durable solutions
Preferred
Experience launching startups a plus
Benefits
Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
Discretionary time off
Paid parental leave for all
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Fitness Programs
Emotional & Development Programs
And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Company
Axon
Axon provides electronic control devices to law enforcement and corrections agencies.
Founded in 1993
1001-5000 employees
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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
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