Engineering manager embedded

SHPE Houston; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with employer match

PTO

Parental leave

Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Axon is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Connected Devices team. You will lead a high-impact group developing embedded software for body-worn and in-car devices, collaborating with product managers and designers to deliver mission-critical solutions.

Responsibilities include architectural oversight, code reviews, and growing talents while driving quality, security, and latency targets across hardware-enabled products.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years leading teams with empathy and mentorship.
• 10+ years embedded engineering experience with real-world products.
• Engineering processes focused on quality, security, maintainability, and operations.
• 5+ years professional software development in C/C++, Go, Rust, Python or similar.
• 5+ years writing unit, integration and/or system tests.
• Networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP) is a plus.
• CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, OO design, code quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high performing team that designs and develops embedded applications and network configurations for Axon's products.
• Manage a team with empathy and provide clear career growth for engineers.
• Collaborate with global teams to drive timely feature launches across the product lifecycle.
• Instill continuous process improvement and metrics-driven culture.
• Set a high technical bar by leading architecture, design and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions.

Skills

Leading teams

Empathetic leadership

Embedded software

C/C++ programming

Go/Rust/Python

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

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

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/retrospective 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 of 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 to support a diverse array of network configurations) is a plus
• Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, run-time analysis, object-oriented design and code quality verification

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit https://www.axon.com/careers.

Base Pay Range

$150,000-$240,000 USD

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.

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