Senior Software Engineer, Axon 911

Axon Enterprise; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and 401k withployer

Discretionary time off

Paid parental leave

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Development Programs

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon Enterprise in New York is seeking a fullstack software engineer for the Axon 911 team. You will join a growing engineering group, owning features from idea to scale with autonomy and impact.

This hybrid role requires four days per week at our Manhattan office and involves working on back-end systems, audio/video processing, and AI-augmented development, with mentorship and opportunities to influence mission-critical products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience and distributed systems exposure.
• Experience with or interest in AI-augmented software development.
• Strong communication and collaboration in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and launch new user-facing features and products.
• Design and improve backend availability and reliability.
• Improve engineering processes to scale codebase and team.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced engineers.
• Travel occasionally to support deployments and on-site work.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Ruby on Rails

Golang

Typescript

React

AI-augmented development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

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.

About Axon 911

Axon 911 brings together Prepared and Carbyne under Axon. Together, we are creating the only platform that combines modern 911 infrastructure with an AI intelligence layer—helping public safety agencies move faster, make better decisions, and deliver better outcomes in the moments that matter most. 911 is the backbone of public safety, yet the professionals behind it have long been held back by outdated technology. Axon 911 is here to change that. Joining this team means more than taking a job—it means helping shape the future of emergency response and building a safer, more connected world.

Position Overview

We are looking to hire fullstack software engineers on the Axon 911 team who share our passion for our mission. This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering team and make a large impact while operating with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of four days per week in our Manhattan office. In this role, you will tackle challenging engineering problems in spaces like audio/video processing and generative AI to bring new features and products from inception to scale, thoughtfully balancing speed and the high bar for stability necessitated by the mission‑critical nature of our products.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate cross-functionally to architect and launch new user-facing features and products
• Design and drive initiatives to improve the availability and reliability of our backend systems
• Continuously help improve the engineering processes and tools that allow us to scale the codebase and team
• Provide mentorship to less experienced engineers
• Travel occasionally to support customer deployments and onsite implementations

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in or eagerness to learn our stack (Ruby on Rails, Golang, Typescript, React)
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced and dynamic startup environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Our team is leaning into agentic software development workflows, and we’re looking for engineers who have experimented with—or are enthusiastic about embracing—AI-augmented ways of building software.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & 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

$141,000 - $216,600 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.

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.

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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