Axon · 7 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer I
Washington, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$141K/yr - $226K/yr
9+ years expAxon is on a mission to Protect Life by addressing critical safety and justice issues with their ecosystem of devices and cloud software. The Senior Software Engineer will lead the design and evolution of systems that connect Axon Records to external law enforcement databases and third-party partners, focusing on creating reliable and compliant integrations.
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Responsibilities
Own the design and implementation of complex backend systems supporting NCIC search and third-party integrations
Design and evolve partner-facing Records APIs, including versioning strategies, data models, authentication, and contract stability
Lead system design discussions, clearly articulating tradeoffs across reliability, scalability, compliance, and maintainability
Anticipate and mitigate failure modes across distributed systems with external dependencies (timeouts, retries, idempotency, backpressure, etc.)
Improve observability, auditability, and operational tooling for search workflows and partner integrations
Contribute to and guide frontend implementations that support operational visibility and troubleshooting workflows
Coordinate technical work across engineers and partner teams to deliver cohesive, end-to-end integration solutions
Set and uphold a high technical standard through thorough code reviews, design reviews, and a focus on correctness and operational excellence
Participate in and improve on-call practices; lead incident reviews and drive systemic reliability improvements
Mentor engineers through technical guidance, pairing, and constructive feedback
Contribute to planning and execution of projects spanning multiple services, APIs, or integration surfaces
Qualification
Required
9+ years of professional software engineering experience
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
Demonstrated experience owning full stack systems end-to-end in production environments
Experience designing and operating complex, cloud-based distributed systems in production
Strong system design skills, including the ability to reason clearly about reliability, consistency, compliance, and external integration tradeoffs
Experience creating and evolving APIs or services consumed by external partners or other engineering teams
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or high-risk system boundaries and drive clarity through technical leadership
Experience leading technical projects and coordinating work across teams
Strong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively across engineering, product, compliance, and partner teams
Preferred
Experience building highly reliable, audit-heavy systems with strict correctness requirements
Experience integrating with enterprise third-party platforms
Experience improving operational tooling, observability, and incident response processes
Experience contributing across the full stack when needed
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
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
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
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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
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