Senior Software Engineer I

Axon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 225,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and 401k with employer match

Discretionary time off

Paid parental leave for all

Fitness programs

Emotional & development programs

Snacks in our offices

Job summary

Axon in Seattle is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead architecture design and drive AI-assisted development. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize product solutions and mentor engineers, ensuring scalability and high availability.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and over 6 years of software development experience, especially in cloud-based systems. This is a hybrid position, emphasizing teamwork and innovation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems.
• Experience evaluating and integrating AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering architecture design reviews, incorporating AI-driven insights.
• Mentor engineers on scalable system design and AI-first development practices.
• Work with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions.

Skills

Cloud services design

AI systems

Software development

System design

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Java

Scala

Go

C#

SQL

NoSQL

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.

Your Impact

As a senior engineer on the team, you will be intimately involved in architecture decisions that shape this product. You live and breathe cloud services that require high availability and fast, consistent performance.

You operate in an AI-first engineering environment, where you leverage advanced AI systems to inform design decisions, accelerate development, and improve system reliability. You are expected to drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices across teams, ensuring scalable and efficient development workflows.

You will work closely with product managers and designers to ensure we are building the right solution for our customers, while also mentoring engineers on both system design and AI-first development practices.

What You’ll Do

Work Location: This role is based out of our Seattle office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.

• Lead engineering architecture design reviews, incorporating AI-driven insights and system modeling
• Set a high technical bar through code and architecture reviews, including evaluation of AI-generated code and patterns
• Mentor engineers on scalable system design and AI-first development practices
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and workflows across the engineering organization
• Work across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions
• Improve engineering processes by embedding automation, AI tooling, and intelligent workflows into planning and execution
• Build services that adhere to high standards on availability and latency in a mission-critical environment
• Leverage AI systems to optimize performance, observability, and operational efficiency

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems
• Backend service experience in multiple managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL data stores
• Experience evaluating and integrating AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows
• Strong understanding of how AI can be applied to improve developer productivity, system design, and operational efficiency

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Fitness programs
• Emotional & development programs
• Snacks in our offices

Base Pay Range: $141,000 - $225,600 USD

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s ok. 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.

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 recruiting process, please email [e-mail]. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.