Senior Principal/Staff Software Engineer

Axon•Seattle, WA

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. As 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!

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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