Senior Software Engineer, Axon 911 (Relocation Assistance Available)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & 401k

Discretionary time off

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Development Programs

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking a senior software engineer to help build high-performance, fault-tolerant systems for real-time, low-latency devices and AI-enabled software. You will join a small team focused on delivering mission-critical features and scalable backend services.

This role offers a hybrid model with four days in our Manhattan office and relocation assistance for eligible US-based candidates. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software engineering, real-time systems experience, and a strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience designing and operating production systems.
• Hands-on experience with real-time, low-latency platforms.
• Strong understanding of distributed event-driven architectures.
• Proven experience building highly available, fault-tolerant services at scale.
• Experience adopting AI-assisted development tools in the SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to architect and launch new user-facing features and products.
• Design and drive initiatives to improve the availability and reliability of 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.

Skills

Software engineering

Real-time systems

Distributed systems

Reliability & observability

AI-assisted SDLC

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.

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

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.

Please note: This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of four days per week in our Manhattan office. Relocation assistance is available for candidates currently based in the U.S. and authorized to work for a U.S. employer.

What You’ll Do

You’ll work on a small team building high-performance, mission-critical devices with low-latency communication requirements. Axon has a portfolio of robust imaging and communication products that help law enforcement do their jobs and keep people safe every day. 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.

• 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 experience, including designing, building, and operating complex production systems.
• Hands-on experience developing real-time communication platforms or other low-latency, real-time systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Proven experience building highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient services at scale.
• Expertise in reliability patterns such as redundancy, failover, graceful degradation, recovery, and observability.
• Demonstrated technical ownership of business-critical systems in which performance, uptime, and reliability are essential.
• Experience adopting and effectively integrating AI-assisted development tools throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to improve engineering productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and delivery

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• 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 USD - $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.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [e-mail]. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.