Staff Software Engineer Seattle, Washington, United States Seattle, Washington

Axon Enterprise; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology company committed to making the world safer. As a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, you will leverage your extensive experience to set technical standards, build impactful software, and lead initiatives across teams in an innovative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and 401k with employer match

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave for all

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Mental Wellness support

Snacks in the offices

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with cloud systems and multi-team environments.
• Ability to write maintainable code for backend services.

Responsibilities

• Set technical standards and conduct architecture reviews.
• Collaborate with Product and Design for technical solutions.
• Build and maintain high-availability, secure services.

Skills

Backend development

Technical leadership

Scaling software products

Tools

Java

Scala

Go

C#

Job description

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

Your Impact

What You’ll Do

Location: Seattle, WA
Reports to: Director, Software Engineering

• Set a high technical bar for the team through deep technical insights and architecture design reviews
• Work across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to solve some of our biggest technical challenges within our stack for our customers
• Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups
• Build services that adhere to our high bar on availability, performance, and security in this mission-critical space
• Work with the latest open source technologies

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience building and scaling complex and impactful software products in a team environment
• Deep skill in driving technical solutions across multiple teams
• Backend cloud experience in managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as SQL Server and Cassandra
• Experience designing and delivering high-availability, scalable cloud-based systems
• You write beautiful, simple, maintainable code for backend microservices
• You have a track record of setting the technical and organizational direction for a growing engineering team across multiple global locations

Benefits that Benefit You

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

The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 171,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 273,600 in the highest geographic market. 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 www.axon.com/careers/benefits (http://www.axon.com/careers/benefits) .

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.

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 [e-mail] . Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.