Senior Backend Architect - Multi-Cloud Go/Scala

Axon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

PTO

Parental leave

Health benefits

Wellness support

Learning programs

ERGs

Snacks

Job summary

Axon is hiring a senior backend leader for our DEMS Ingestion team in Seattle. You will design scalable, secure software for high-throughput data uploads from devices and clients, leveraging multi-cloud (AWS & Azure) and modern pipelines.

You’ll lead engineering projects, mentor engineers, and shape the technical vision while collaborating with Product, Design, and other teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions. The role combines architecture leadership with hands-on coding and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems.
• Full-stack development experience in Go, Scala, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, C# or similar.
• Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores.
• Experience with realtime streaming event log or messaging technologies, such as Kafka or ActiveMQ.
• (Bonus) Experience with a front end framework such as React.
• (Bonus) Experience with mobile development.
• (Bonus) Experience with an automated testing framework like Selenium, Puppeteer, or Playwright or automated API testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, secure, high-performance software in this mission-critical space.
• Lead technical projects from concept to launch, ensuring solution meets business and technical requirements.
• Collaborate across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create solutions that delight our customers.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship for engineers across the group.
• Help to define a technical vision both within our team and the greater organization.
• Partner with Engineering Managers, Directors, and Staff Engineers to define a strategic technical vision and direction for the group.
• Lead engineering architecture design reviews and provide feedback to other engineers through channels like PR reviews.
• Write and review design documents, library proposals, and technical vision documents.
• Define and manage roadmaps for the technical backlog.
• Continuously evaluate and improve engineering processes across the group to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills

Go

Scala

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

C#

Cloud architecture

SQL/NoSQL

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

ActiveMQ

React

Job description

Axon is hiring a senior backend leader for our DEMS Ingestion team in Seattle. You will design scalable, secure software for high-throughput data uploads from devices and clients, leveraging multi-cloud (AWS & Azure) and modern pipelines.

You’ll lead engineering projects, mentor engineers, and shape the technical vision while collaborating with Product, Design, and other teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions. The role combines architecture leadership with hands-on coding and design reviews.