Staff Software Engineer, Data Intelligence

axion; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Axion is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead agile backend teams. You will design and build scalable backend services and data-processing workflows that transform complex, unstructured customer data into reliable, structured outputs.

You’ll shape API, database, cloud infrastructure, and LLM-powered systems while ensuring reliability and performance, collaborating with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building production backend or data-intensive systems.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve scalable AI-powered backend systems.
• Own the reliability and delivery of cloud-native services.
• Mentor engineers and lead cross-team technical initiatives.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed systems

Data processing

Mentorship

Tools

GCP

Datadog

Containers / Docker

CI/CD

Job description

About Us

Founded in 2021, Axion is at the forefront of transforming product quality and customer satisfaction in manufacturing. Our cutting-edge AI-powered platform empowers manufacturers to swiftly identify, thoroughly investigate, and effectively resolve quality issues while simultaneously elevating customer experiences and outcomes.

As trailblazers in end-to-end quality intelligence, we're setting new industry standards. Our innovative approach enables industrial, aerospace, consumer, and medtech manufacturers to harness the power of quality and post-market data, driving down costs and boosting business performance.

Our vision extends beyond mere problem-solving; we're committed to reshaping the future of manufacturing. By seamlessly integrating advanced AI technology with deep industry expertise, Axion is paving the way for smarter, safer, and more efficient production processes across diverse sectors.

Backed by leading investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Amplo, Boeing, and RTX Ventures, Axion is poised to lead the quality revolution in manufacturing.

About the Role:

We're hiring for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead our agile, fast-moving backend teams. In this role, you'll design and build scalable backend services and data-processing workflows that transform complex, unstructured customer data into reliable, structured outputs. . You'll help shape the architecture of our APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and LLM-powered and agentic systems while improving their reliability, observability, and performance. Working closely with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams, you'll translate ambiguous business needs into clear technical direction and lead foundational decisions that scale with the company. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the company's technical strategy and make foundational decisions that will scale with us

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve scalable AI powered systems that move, transform, and enrich data across products
• Partner with product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Own the reliability and delivery of cloud-native services, including deployment, observability, scalability, and production support
• Mentor engineers and lead cross-team technical initiatives from architecture through production

Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including building and operating production backend or data-intensive systems
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts
• Experience designing distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, and reliable data-processing services
• Experience deploying and operating containerized applications on a major cloud platform

Bonus Points:

• Experience building production LLM systems, including multi-step, tool-using, or agentic workflows.
• Experience with a growing company
• Experience specifically with GCP and Datadog

Who You Are:

• You're a builder and operator who thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability environments. You take pride in getting things done - thoughtfully, efficiently, and without drama.
• You're energized by ambiguity, skilled at bringing clarity, and comfortable flexing between strategy and execution.
• You value feedback - giving it, receiving it, and acting on it - and you see collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a burden.
• You're low-ego but high-agency: you care about winning as a team more than being right individually.
• You move quickly, communicate directly, and make decisions grounded in impact and data.
• You don't need constant direction - you create momentum. You take ownership for outcomes, and you expect the same from those around you.

How We Operate:

We move fast, work smart, and hold ourselves to a high bar. Axion is a place for people who take pride in their craft and are motivated by meaningful work. We respect time off and boundaries, but we're also realistic: hard problems sometimes require weekend pushes or late-night thinking sessions. We support that balance - intensity with respect for recharge. We stay highly collaborative and connected throughout the day - much of our communication happens over Slack. We move quickly, share feedback often, and keep discussions open so decisions and context flow freely. If you value crisp communication, rapid iteration, and a steady hum of collaboration, you'll fit right in.

We:

• Collaborate deeply. Feedback is part of how we build - everyone has a voice, and ideas win on merit.
• Leave ego at the door. Titles don't define value; contribution does.
• Bias toward action. We iterate fast and favor progress over perfection.
• Communicate with clarity. Direct, transparent, and always in service of the mission.
• Act like owners. Everyone is accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Sustain excellence. We push hard but don't glorify burnout - we're in this for the long game.

If you want to help shape a company redefining how manufacturing opera