Senior Embedded Systems Engineer II — Hybrid, Impactful

Axon; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k match

PTO

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision

Wellness support

Learning & Development

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to influence architecture decisions and drive high-stability device software for our mission-critical systems. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with product, design, and other teams to deliver robust solutions.

The role is based in a hybrid Seattle/Boston setup with in-office presence Tue–Fri and optional remote on Mon. We value leadership, open-source collaboration, and customer-focused engineering.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development in C++, Go, Rust, or other systems languages.
• 10+ years writing unit, integration, and/or system level tests.
• 5+ years mentoring junior engineers or leading small teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design reviews for the product.
• Drive key initiatives within Connected Devices.
• Set a high technical bar through code and architecture reviews.
• Mentor engineers, including seniors.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver integrated solutions.
• Improve engineering processes with long-term planning and stand-ups.
• Build software with emphasis on stability and latency in a mission-critical space.
• Work with open source technologies.

Skills

C++/Go/Rust

Unit/integration tests

Mentoring

CS fundamentals

Embedded Linux/RTOS

Job description

Axon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to influence architecture decisions and drive high-stability device software for our mission-critical systems. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with product, design, and other teams to deliver robust solutions.

The role is based in a hybrid Seattle/Boston setup with in-office presence Tue–Fri and optional remote on Mon. We value leadership, open-source collaboration, and customer-focused engineering.