Sr Director, Software Engineering

Axon•Seattle, WA

7d•$219,750 - $351,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Axon's Platform Services organization builds cloud platforms and tools used by public safety products and the engineers who build them. The Senior Director, Software Engineering owns the core infrastructure platform that Axon cloud services depend on to deploy, provision, and maintain infrastructure resources, including Infrastructure-as-Code, compute, networking, and observability. This role sets the platform's technical direction and leads its engineering and operation through globally distributed teams. The position is accountable for organizational outcomes across delivery, reliability, security, and customer experience. It partners with engineering peers, Product, and Security to balance near-term commitments with long-term investment, and leads the organization’s adoption of AI in engineering. The role is based in Axon's Seattle office and follows a hybrid schedule: onsite Tuesday through Friday and remote Monday, unless an approved workplace accommodation applies. It reports to the Vice President, Platform Services and has a team of engineering managers and technical leads as direct reports.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent highly technical field.
15+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including leading managers of managers.
Hands-on experience growing software development organizations that build large-scale distributed systems.
Experience running cloud services at scale on a major cloud provider such as AWS or Azure.
Deep expertise in modern Infrastructure-as-Code technologies and core infrastructure components such as compute, networking, observability, and developer platforms, with a track record leading platform or infrastructure engineering teams.
Deep understanding of delivering high-quality, high-velocity software to production.
Hands-on experience applying AI in engineering workflows, evaluating effectiveness, managing cost, and driving adoption at scale.
Proven results delivering outcomes while managing ambiguity, organizational change, and competing priorities.
Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including business leaders, customers, and security teams.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, supported by strong technical and business vision.
Experience leading globally distributed teams across multiple regions and time zones and building cohesive culture and strong execution across locations.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term technical strategy and architecture for the core infrastructure platform and lead critical technical decisions.
Deliver highly reliable, secure, scalable systems that meet a high bar for quality.
Ensure the core infrastructure platform provides a positive developer experience for engineers who build on it.
Partner with engineering leaders, Product Management, and Security to align long-term strategy with roadmaps and customer commitments.
Lead the transformation of engineering practices as AI tools reshape software development, coaching engineers into AI-native technical leaders.
Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, hire exceptional talent, and raise Axon's engineering hiring bar.
Build a culture of candor, accountability, continuous learning, and strong team engagement.
Own the organization’s end-to-end success, including delivery, reliability, security, and customer outcomes.