Backend Engineer II - Impactful Data Platforms (Hybrid)

Axon; Sterling (VA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with match

Discretionary time off

Paid parental leave

Fitness programs

Emotional development programs

Snacks in office

Job summary

Axon is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build scalable data systems for public safety applications. You will participate in reviews, drive end-to-end features with Product and Design, and ensure high-quality, high-performance code.

The role reports to the Software Engineering Manager and promotes collaboration with internal teams and external agencies. Based in Sterling, VA, this hybrid role requires onsite Tue–Fri with remote Mondays, offering a competitive salary, 401k,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, OR graduate of coding boot camp OR 3+ years of relevant experience
• Highly technical with experience developing and maintaining end-to-end, high availability, high throughput web-scale data systems
• Backend experience in managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
• Demonstrated ability to make tough technical decisions based on requirements, constraints, and trade-offs
• You follow the latest in software engineering and open source technologies
• Industry experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores is a plus
• Good Linux/Unix/Mac experience is a plus
• You love delighting end users and hunger for novel challenges

Responsibilities

• Participate in code reviews and architecture design meetings
• Own and drive end-to-end features with Product and Design
• Ensure that your code hits a high bar for quality and performance
• Partner with internal teams and agencies to make public safety data accessible and actionable
• Influence peers, advise senior leaders, coach and mentor junior team members
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration among engineers and contribute to the broader community of Dedrone engineers

Skills

Java

Scala

Go

C#

SQL

NoSQL

Linux/Unix/Mac

Backend development

Code reviews

Architecture design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Graduate of coding boot camp

3+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Axon is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and build scalable data systems for public safety applications. You will participate in reviews, drive end-to-end features with Product and Design, and ensure high-quality, high-performance code.

The role reports to the Software Engineering Manager and promotes collaboration with internal teams and external agencies. Based in Sterling, VA, this hybrid role requires onsite Tue–Fri with remote Mondays, offering a competitive salary, 401k,