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
Real-Time Operations (RTO) is both one of five key lines of business today, and one of our most strategic priorities for delivering on our mission in the years and decades ahead. RTO includes our current products Axon Dispatch (the end-to-end enterprise software powering emergency services) and Axon Respond (live-streaming video, priority evidence upload, and more from our suite of cloud-connected cameras), as well as a pipeline of innovation positioning us to be the world’s definitive real-time operations platform for public safety.
What You'll Do
Location: London, England or Remote, Greater London Area Reports to:
Staff Engineer / Engineering Manager
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
You follow the latest in software engineering and open source technologies, and can intuit the fine line between promising new practice and overhyped fad
You love delighting end users and hunger for novel challenges
Benefits that Benefit You
Competitive Base Salary
Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility
Comprehensive Pension Plan with Matching Contribution
30 days paid holiday in addition to UK public holidays
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for all employees
Private Health Insurance
Cash Plan including Dental, Optician and Therapeutic Treatment Plans
GymPass Subscription
Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary)
Group income Protection
Employee Assistance Development Programs
B enefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
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.
Important Notes
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.
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