Senior Kubernetes Platform SRE — Cloud-Native Reliability

Axon; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with employer match

Discretionary time off

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Development Programs

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the APX SRE team in Boston. You will deliver scalable, cloud-native reliability for a global Kubernetes platform and related services. The role emphasizes stable systems, clear docs, and developer-friendly tooling.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with in-office Tuesdays through Fridays and optional remote Mondays. Bring 5+ years in platform engineering, experience with AWS/Azure and AKS/EKS, and strong programming in

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Platform engineering and container orchestration.
• Experience with AWS and Azure.
• Experience building Kubernetes platforms (AKS/EKS) at scale.
• Programming in Python, Go, Java.
• CI/CD automation for provisioning, builds, tests, and releases.
• Observability using APM, logging, and metrics for debugging.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Pulumi.
• Design tooling to simplify SaaS/PaaS operations.
• Empathy to support software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build robust, scalable Kubernetes platforms and tools for rapid, secure service provisioning.
• Exemplify cloud-native SRE best practices.
• Write performant, maintainable code.
• Debug issues in distributed systems.
• Scope and plan work to meet deadlines.
• Educate teams on new architectural patterns.
• Document APIs and tooling for self-service.
• Improve platform reliability, operability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Python

Go

Java

Observability/Monitoring

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Job description

Axon is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the APX SRE team in Boston. You will deliver scalable, cloud-native reliability for a global Kubernetes platform and related services. The role emphasizes stable systems, clear docs, and developer-friendly tooling.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with in-office Tuesdays through Fridays and optional remote Mondays. Bring 5+ years in platform engineering, experience with AWS/Azure and AKS/EKS, and strong programming in