Sr. Site Reliability Engineer I

Axon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and 401k with match

Discretionary time off

Paid parental leave

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Development Programs

Snacks in our offices

Job summary

Axon seeks an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer to strengthen the APX SRE organization in Seattle. You will build scalable Kubernetes platforms, improve reliability, and enhance developer tooling. The role emphasizes cloud-native practices, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

You will partner with software engineers to design reliable systems, write clear code in multiple languages, and champion architectural improvements while working in a hybrid schedule from Seattle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of platform engineering and container orchestration experience.
• Experience building platforms on Azure or AWS.
• Production experience with Kubernetes platforms (AKS/EKS).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, C#, Java.
• Experience designing tooling for SaaS/PaaS operations and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Build robust Kubernetes platforms and tools for rapid provisioning and operation of services.
• Advocate cloud-native site reliability best practices.
• Write performant, maintainable, and clear code.
• Debug complex issues in cloud-native distributed systems.
• Plan and scope work to meet deadlines with strong project management.
• Educate teams on architectural patterns and best practices.
• Provide thorough documentation for self-service use.
• Drive improvements in reliability, operability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Platform engineering

Container orchestration

Azure/AWS

Kubernetes (AKS/EKS)

Python/Go/Java/C#

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

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 Site Reliability Engineer within the APX SRE organization, you’ll focus on delivering practical, scalable solutions to support the reliability and performance of our mission-critical, cloud-native global Kubernetes platform and the services that run on it. You care deeply about system stability, clear documentation, and creating tools that improve the developer experience.

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.

What You’ll Do

As an SRE, you’ll play a critical role in building the infrastructure and tools that power reliable, scalable, and secure engineering operations across the company. You will:

• Build robust, easy-to-use kubernetes platforms and tools that enable engineering teams to provision and operate services rapidly, consistently, and securely.
• Exemplify cloud-native site reliability best practices.
• Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise.
• Employ strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug problems in cloud-native distributed systems.
• Employ technical project management skills, with the ability to properly scope, plan, and define work to meet deadlines.
• Influence and educate the engineering organization to adopt new and improved architectural patterns.
• Provide robust documentation for use by engineers to promote self-service.
• Continually seek improvement within the entire platform org for improved reliability, operability, and cost efficiency
• Take calculated risks, champion new ideas, and cultivate your craft.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of applicable experience in Platform engineering, and container orchestration
• Experience building platforms on either Azure or AWS (preferably both)
• Building, operating, and innovating clustering solutions for Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar in production at scale
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Go, C#, Java, and others.
• Building, operating, and managing infrastructure and systems that are highly revenue, security, and/or health and life-safety critical.
• Experience utilizing CI/CD platforms to automate provisioning infrastructure, software builds, tests, and releases.
• Experience using observability tools such as APM, logging, and metrics to assist with debugging issues.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools for provisioning flexible and testible modules such as Terraform, Pulumi, or similar.
• Experience designing tooling to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems.
• Empathy to support the needs of software engineers.

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

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.