Staff Software Engineer, JusticeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAt 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. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.Your ImpactThe 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 defenders and corrections officers better manage enormous workloads.
You will help ease the pain of both victims and the accused by ensuring justice is administered fairly and efficiently. And you will create tremendous benefits to communities as a whole by improving these critical systems for society. Using your experience building large-scale cloud services, you will collaborate with other Staff and Senior Engineers to shape and drive the technical direction for the team. Your strong system design skills will aid you in taking a holistic approach to ensuring our products meet high standards including fault-tolerance, scalability, performance, etc. Your customer-obsession leads you to join forces with product and design to imagine and deliver innovative solutions to key customer problems. You have a high bar on standards of excellence, and can effectively steer teams to make technical decisions that deliver highly reliable systems. You are a force multiplier, and can coach and mentor the next set of engineering leaders. You foster a friendly, open, introspective culture that encourages everyone to speak their mind and avoid red tape, unnecessary rituals, bureaucracy and politics.
You embody our company value of Join Forces, and have zero tolerance for people not willing to collaborate. As a senior technical contributor, you have a passion for technology, and keep abreast of the latest trends, frameworks, and tools. As a technical leader, you advise senior leadership team (Director/Senior Director/Vice President) on technical strategy for the wider department, while balancing our business and engineering priorities to help determine the right long-term initiatives and investments.What You'll DoLead by example, drive major projects from design to productionSet a high bar on standards of excellence, provide deep technical insights during architecture design reviewsEffectively mentor and grow engineers into the Senior and Staff levelsObsess over customers, works backward from customers to build the right solutionsBuild services that adhere to high bar on availability, performance, and security in mission-critical spaceMaintain curiosity and desire to stay up to speed on latest technologies and frameworksWhat You Bring12+ years of experience in software engineeringExperience driving technical strategy with impact across multiple teamsExpertise in building large scale cloud services, including deep knowledge with different database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and queuing systemsExperience designing and delivering high-availability, scalable cloud-based systemsBackend cloud experience in managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similarFrontend 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 loveA passion for quality design, code, tools and architecturesBenefits That Benefit YouCompetitive salary and 401k with employer matchDiscretionary paid time offPaid parental leave for allMedical, Dental, Vision plansFitness ProgramsEmotional & Mental Wellness supportLearning & Development programsAnd yes, we have snacks in our officesBase Pay Range $168,750 - $270,000 USDDon't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. 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.
You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email alert: Axon will never ask you to pay for any part of the hiring process, including training, equipment, or background checks. We do not make job offers via text message, WhatsApp, or instant messaging platforms without a formal interview process. All legitimate job openings are listed on our official careers page at . If you receive a suspicious offer or outreach from an email address that is not @axon.com, or if you are asked for sensitive personal information (bank details, Social Security Number) prematurely, please ignore the message and report it to