Site Reliability Engineer I

SHPE Houston; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Pension plan with matching

Private health insurance

30 days paid holiday

Maternity/paternity leave

GymPass subscription

Life assurance

Career growth support

Job summary

Axon in London is seeking an SRE contributor within the Real Time Operations organization to deliver reliable cloud-native services and scale products for thousands of agencies worldwide.

You will build foundations, implement site reliability best practices, write maintainable code, and educate teams while documenting self-service tools; join a mission-driven team where your work directly impacts safety and public service.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in site reliability or related roles.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in at least one of Python, Go, C#, or Java.
• Experience with CI/CD automation and observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Build robust, scalable platforms and tools for rapid provisioning of services.
• Apply cloud-native SRE best practices and maintain high reliability.
• Write clear, maintainable code for distributed systems.
• Debug complex issues in cloud-native environments.
• Educate and influence engineers on architecture patterns.
• Document self-service tooling for engineers.

Skills

Empathy to support engineers

Problem solving

Strong collaboration

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

AKS/EKS

Python

Go

C#

Java

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tools

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

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 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 Impact

As an SRE contributor in Axon\'s Real Time Operations organization, you are passionate about delivering solutions to the real-time problems our mission-critical cloud native services encounter. You are also obsessed about achieving the high quality and reliability our customers demand. You will work closely not only with your peers, but also the RTO engineering teams, allowing your technical deliverables to reach the entire engineering organization, enabling product teams to continuously deliver features on the vanguard of innovation and helping scale our products to thousands of agencies around the world.

What You\'ll Do

Location: London UK

• Build robust, easy-to-use foundational platforms and tools that enable engineering teams to provision services rapidly, consistently, and securely.


• Exemplify cloud-native site reliability best practices.


• Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise.


• Employ strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug problems in cloud-native distributed systems.


• Influence and educate the engineering organization to adopt new and improved architectural patterns.


• Provide robust documentation for use by engineers to promote self-service.


• Take calculated risks, champion new ideas, and cultivate your craft.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of applicable experience


• Experience managing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar.


• Experience operating in Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar.


• Experience using managed languages such as Python, Go, C#, Java, or similar.


• Experience utilizing CI/CD platforms to automate provisioning infrastructure, software builds, tests, and releases.


• Experience using observability tools such as APM, logging, and metrics to assist with debugging issues.


• Experience designing tooling to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems.


• Familiarity with building flexible and testable Infrastructure as Code modules.


• Empathy to support the needs of software engineers.

Benefits That Benefit You

• Competitive base salary and equity


• Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution


• Private health insurance & cash plans


• 30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays


• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave


• GymPass subscription


• Life assurance & income protection


• Career growth support and wellness resources

Axon\'s mission is to protect life.

We build technology for public safety and justice, including body cameras, sensors, and evidence platforms that power the future of real-time response. Join us and help shape the future of safety.

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

Don\'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.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

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Axon\'s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon\'s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

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 [e-mail]. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.