Axon is hiring a Senior Software Engineer II for our Real Time Operations pillar. In this role, you will be intimately involved in architecture decisions for our Vehicle Intelligence and Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) products, designing distributed systems, APIs, and full-stack services that demand high availability and fast performance. You'll collaborate closely with product managers and designers to build innovative solutions that align with our mission.

What You'll Do

Impact the development and design of new features and initiatives.
Lead engineering architecture design reviews.
Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews.
Mentor and coach engineers.
Work across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions.
Identify improvements to raise our engineering process, including long-term thinking.
Build services that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space.
Scale our APIs, cloud services, and ingestion pipelines.
Work with the latest Agentic AI engineering tools like Claude, OpenAI / Codex, and Cursor.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
8+ 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 Go, Java, Python, or similar.
Experience with frontend technologies including React or Angular.
Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores such as MySQL, Cassandra, or elasticsearch.

Nice to Have

You leverage AI agents & tools for the tasks they’re built for, freeing you to focus on the work that requires human creativity, judgment and delivering value to customers.

Technical Stack

Languages: Go, Java, Python
Frontend: React, Angular
Data Stores: MySQL, Cassandra, elasticsearch
AI Tools: Claude, OpenAI / Codex, Cursor

Team & Environment

You will join the Real Time Operations pillar and report to the Director of Engineering. Axon's culture is built on a mission to protect life, where explorers pursue society’s most critical safety and justice issues. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives in a fast-paced, challenging, and meaningful work environment. You will take ownership and drive real change.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive salary and 401k with employer match.
Discretionary paid time off.
Paid parental leave for all.
Medical, Dental, Vision plans.
Fitness Programs.
Emotional & Mental Wellness support.
Learning & Development programs.
Snacks in our offices.
Compensation: $148,500—$237,600 USD

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position based out of our Seattle office.

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.