Sr Director, Software Engineering

Axon•Seattle, WA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Axon's Platform Services organization builds the cloud platforms and tools that public safety products and their engineers depend on. The Senior Director, Software Engineering owns the core infrastructure platform that Axon cloud services use to deploy, provision, and maintain cloud infrastructure resources, including infrastructure-as-code, compute, networking, and observability. The role sets the platform's direction and leads its engineering and operations, shaping the organization as priorities evolve and owning its end-to-end delivery, reliability, security, and customer outcomes. The Senior Director partners with peer engineering leaders, Product Management, and Security to balance near-term commitments with long-term investment, while maintaining customer trust. The position also leads the organization’s approach to software engineering as AI tools reshape the discipline. It is based in Axon's Seattle office on a hybrid schedule: onsite Tuesday through Friday and remote on Monday, unless an approved workplace accommodation applies. The role reports to the Vice President, Platform Services and directly leads engineering managers and technical leads.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent highly technical field.
15+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including experience leading managers of managers.
Hands-on experience growing software development organizations that build large-scale distributed systems.
Experience operating 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, including 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, and scalable systems that meet a high quality bar.
Ensure the core infrastructure platform provides a strong developer experience for engineers who build on it.
Partner with peer engineering leaders, Product Management, and Security to align long-term strategy with near-term roadmaps and customer commitments.
Lead the transformation of engineering practices as AI tools reshape the field, 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.