Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Intelligence
AxonBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesPosted 6 April 2026
Job Description
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
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 Software Engineer, you will be intimately involved in the architecture decisions that will shape our products. You live and breathe cloud services that require high availability and fast, consistent performance. You love working with the latest open source technologies, and can leverage your system design skills to make the right technical decisions on a system that needs to be bullet-proof. The team you will work on is developing a new 0 to 1 product for Axon.
Not only can you drive decisions among competing engineering trade-offs, your empathy with customers allows you to intuit innovative solutions for our customer problems. You will be working closely with product managers and designers to ensure we are building the right solution for our customers. You also enjoy mentoring other engineers, and love to be a hands-on teacher helping to up level the engineers around you. Join us to work with a passionate, mission-driven group of folks who want to positively impact the lives of first responders and those that they serve.
What You’ll Do
Location: This role is based out of our Boston or 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. Reports to: Software Engineering Manager Direct Reports: None
Impact the development and design for launching a new 0 to 1 product for Axon
Lead engineering architecture design reviews
Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews
Mentoring engineers
Working across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions that delight our customers
Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups
Building services that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space
Working with the latest open source technologies
What You Bring
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
6+ 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 Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores
Experience with Java, Golang or Scala programming is a plus
Benefits that Benefit You
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
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.
Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. 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 emot ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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