Engineering manager embedded

Axon; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave

Fitness programs

Emotional & mental wellness support

Snacks in our offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking an Engineering Manager in Boston, MA, to oversee an embedded software team for public safety products. You will lead projects, conduct code reviews, and foster team growth while collaborating closely with product managers to deliver top-notch solutions. The role requires a minimum of 10 years in embedded engineering and 3 years of leadership experience. Benefits include a competitive salary range of $150,000 – $240,000, 401(k) with employer match, and discretionary paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience leading teams with empathy.
• Minimum 10 years experience with real-world embedded engineering projects.
• Experience in implementing engineering processes emphasizing quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team for embedded applications.
• Manage team and provide clear career growth for engineers.
• Collaborate globally to drive product launches.

Skills

Leadership and empathy

Embedded engineering

Software development (C/C++, Go, Rust, Python)

Networking knowledge

Job description

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

You will manage a high‑impact software engineering team that develops embedded software for devices connecting cameras and other peripherals, ensuring critical evidence is captured during mission‑essential moments for our customers. This is an opportunity to work alongside talented software and firmware engineers and contribute to the creation of next‑generation public safety products, including body‑worn cameras, in‑car cameras, wireless microphones, and more.

As an Engineering Manager on the Connected Devices team, you'll take on a wide range of responsibilities that will keep each day engaging. These include conducting code reviews, contributing to technical development, overseeing upstream and downstream integrations, managing projects, reviewing and shaping software architecture, ensuring engineering and security excellence, recruiting talent, and managing the team's growth.

In addition to navigating complex engineering trade‑offs, your customer empathy enables you to propose innovative solutions to their challenges. You'll collaborate closely with product managers and designers to ensure we deliver the right solutions for our customers.

What You’ll Do

Location: Onsite in Seattle, WA or Boston, MA

Reports To: Senior Engineering Manager

Direct Reports: Roughly 8 to start, with expectations to scale it further in future years

• Lead and grow a high‑performing team that designs and develops embedded applications and network configurations for Axon's current and future products
• Manage a team, demonstrate empathy, and provide clear career growth for engineers
• Collaborate and clearly communicate with global teams during all parts of the product development life‑cycle to drive timely new feature and product launches
• Instill a culture within the team of continuous process improvement and adoption of metrics
• Set a high technical bar for the team by leading architecture, design and code reviews
• Collaborate across product management, design, and engineering teams to create integrated solutions that delight our customers
• Lead a team to build software that adheres to our high bar on quality, stability and latency in this mission‑critical space
• Work to identify and integrate latest open‑source technologies to help meet our product requirements
• Improve our software engineering process, including long‑term thinking, sprint planning/retro and stand‑ups

What You Bring

• Minimum 3 years of experience leading teams with empathy, objectivity, and a mentorship mindset
• Minimum 10 years experience primarily with real‑world embedded engineering projects that went to market
• Experience implementing engineering processes that emphasize quality, security, maintainability, extensibility and operational discipline
• 5+ years experience in professional software development in C/C++, Go, Rust, Python and/or another systems programming language
• 5+ years experience writing unit, integration and/or system level tests
• Networking knowledge (such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, tunneling) is a plus
• Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, run‑time analysis, object‑oriented design and code quality verification

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401(k) with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Fitness programs
• Emotional & mental wellness support
• Snacks in our offices

Compensation & Benefits Summary

Base pay range: $150,000 – $240,000 USD per year.

Human capital and diversity policy: We aim far and encourage candidates who fit the role – our standards do not preclude those who don’t meet every requirement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal‑opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We commit 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 law.

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For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion is voluntary and will not influence hiring.

As a VEVRAA contractor, we request this information to measure outreach and recruitment effectiveness. Protected categories include:

• Disabled veteran
• Recently separated veteran (within 3 years)
• Active‑duty wartime or campaign badge veteran
• Armed‑forces service medal veteran

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• Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using illegal drugs)
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