Staff Software Engineer

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life, focusing on critical safety and justice issues with their devices and cloud software. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the technical direction for their DEMS product area, collaborating with various teams to build reliable and scalable systems.

Responsibilities:

• Set a high technical bar through architecture leadership, deep technical insight, and thoughtful design reviews
• Drive technical direction across one or more DEMS domains, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and resilient
• Partner across Engineering, Product, Design, and adjacent teams to solve some of the most important and ambiguous technical challenges in the DEMS space
• Lead the design and evolution of backend services, APIs, data flows, and system integrations that support mission-critical workflows
• Identify systemic risks and opportunities, and drive improvements in reliability, observability, performance, and operational excellence
• Mentor engineers across teams and help grow future technical leaders
• Improve engineering effectiveness by introducing better patterns, simplifying complexity, and supporting high-quality execution
• Contribute directly to implementation where needed, especially in high-leverage or high-risk areas