Staff Software Engineer, Justice & Corrections

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 ...

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.

The Justice and Corrections team is building new solutions to improve efficiency, accountability, and equity in the Criminal Justice and Corrections systems to create better outcomes for everyone involved. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Justice & Corrections team at Axon, you’ll help prosecutors, public defende...

Work Location: This role is based out of our Seattle office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.
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

15+ years’ experience in Cloud Software Engineering, and has worked with some public cloud provider like Azure, AWS, or GCP
Expertise in building large scale cloud services, including deep knowledge with different database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and queuing systems
Experience working with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
Proficient with one or more high-level programming languages used in systems engineering such as C, C++, Python, Golang or Java.
Frontend experience with JavaScript, Typescript, React, Angular or similar technologies.
Experience working directly with end users or customers to understand their needs and user journey. Demonstrates a customer obsession mindset, having driven “delighter” features to provide a better experience for customers
Aims Far by having a track record of articulating and executing on technical strategies
Exhibits strong communication (verbal and written) and decision-making skills, balancing technical and business objectives that lead to successful outcomes
Has the Ability and eagerness to quickly learn new technologies and approaches
Has a high bar on standards of excellence, and uplevels the engineering organization around them
Is an effective collaborator, and often joins forces with other teams or divisions to drive complex, cross-team initiatives
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field