AI-Native Senior Software Engineer (London Hybrid)

Axon; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Pension plan with matching

Private health insurance

30 days paid holiday

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

GymPass subscription

Life assurance

Wellness resources

Job summary

Axon is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I to lead AI-native delivery efforts from concept to launch. You’ll own major product surfaces, shape MVP scope, and drive measurable outcomes across the SDLC.

You’ll partner with Product and Design, mentor engineers, and help establish a high-trust culture while delivering scalable cloud-native services in a hybrid London-based role. This role emphasizes pragmatic architecture, fast iteration, and a strong emphasis on quality and security; you’ll

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience, including ownership of product capabilities in production.
• Demonstrated heavy AI-native delivery: consistent use of AI across the SDLC with concrete examples of faster delivery and maintained/improved quality.
• Strong engineering judgement under uncertainty; ability to simplify and still build something great.
• Experience building cloud-native services and/or modern user experiences that scale.
• Comfort working across boundaries: product, design, customers, and platform dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build of major product surfaces and services; own features end-to-end from design to operations.
• Drive product clarity in ambiguity: define the problem, shape MVP scope, set success metrics, and align stakeholders on what 'done' means.
• Build and ship software AI-natively across the SDLC with clear validation practices to maintain correctness and quality.
• Measure and improve delivery outcomes using engineering metrics and iterate on how the team ships.
• Make architecture choices that balance speed and scalability, knowing when 'temporary' becomes 'permanent'.
• Build and enforce engineering hygiene that doesn't slow you down (testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, release practices).
• Partner with Product and Design to prioritise, sequence, and ship high-value increments.
• Mentor engineers and help establish a high-trust, high-ownership culture.

Skills

AI-native delivery

Engineering judgement

Cloud-native services

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Axon is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I to lead AI-native delivery efforts from concept to launch. You’ll own major product surfaces, shape MVP scope, and drive measurable outcomes across the SDLC.

You’ll partner with Product and Design, mentor engineers, and help establish a high-trust culture while delivering scalable cloud-native services in a hybrid London-based role. This role emphasizes pragmatic architecture, fast iteration, and a strong emphasis on quality and security; you’ll