Senior Staff Software Engineer

Company: Axon
Location: Seattle
Posted on: March 25, 2025

Job Description:

Your ImpactAs a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in fostering a collaborative environment, working closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, operations, and other engineering teams. You will act as a liaison between these teams and executive leadership to ensure alignment between technical initiatives and business goals. Additionally, you will advise the VP on technical matters and strategic direction, providing expert guidance on technology decisions.You will also be a center of excellence, promoting a culture of quality, customer obsession, and simplicity. With deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and data storage solutions, you will stay current with industry trends to bring cutting-edge solutions to the organization. This role offers an exciting opportunity to use your passion, experience, and analytical skills to create impactful solutions for public safety and make a positive difference in the world!What You'll DoLocation: Work from home as much as you want, live nearby our awesome Seattle R&D Hub, so you can easily collaborate in-person when it's helpful and be an active part of our vibrant Axon culture.Reports to: VP, DEMSDirect Reports: None

• Set and edit technical direction directly in programs and indirectly in reviews, communications, and documentation.
• Provide architectural guidance to technical leaders.
• Facilitate technology lifecycle and strategy roadmap.
• Evaluate/review and improve existing systems and procedures.
• Advise the VP on technical matters and strategic direction.What You Bring
  • Culture of Excellence: Successfully engendered a culture of engineering excellence across a broad organization.
  • Architecture Experience: Proven track record in driving the architecture for a large scale, cloud-based product with high availability, low latency, and high reliability.
  • PaaS: Proficiency with multiple data storage systems such as RDBMS, Cassandra, and large file systems and cloud-based architecture and designs.
  • Customer Obsession: Demonstrated value in driving features that improve customer experience.
  • Vision: Identifies future challenges/obstacles and opportunities for the technical roadmap.
  • Decision-Making Skills: Strong, data-driven decision-making approach, influencing with transparency.
  • Mentorship: Proven experience in mentoring and growing other staff engineers.
  • Leadership: Strong leadership skills fostering a collaborative environment.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.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 198,400 in the lowest geographic market and USD 297,600 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 .
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