Senior Software Engineer I, Enterprise New Markets

Axon•Seattle, WA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 As a Senior Software Engineer on the Enterprise New Markets team, you will lead the design and delivery of complex systems that help Axon explore, validate, and scale new enterprise product ideas. You’ll take ownership of translating ambiguous problem spaces into well-architected solutions, balancing rapid experimentation with the durability required for production-grade software. This role sits at the intersection of technical leadership and product discovery. You’ll work closely with Product Managers, designers, and customers to shape technical approaches, guide system design decisions, and iterate quickly based on real-world feedback. As concepts mature, you’ll help evolve proofs-of-concept into scalable systems that integrate deeply with Axon’s existing platform and services. As a senior engineer, you are expected to raise the technical bar for the team—owning complex systems end-to-end, influencing technical direction, coordinating work across engineers, and modeling strong engineering practices as we identify and build the next generation of enterprise products for Axon customers across multiple industries.

Requirements

6+ years of professional software engineering experience
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
Experience designing and delivering complex, cloud-based systems with high availability and performance requirements
Strong system design skills, including the ability to reason clearly about tradeoffs across scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
Experience creating and evolving APIs, services, or components used by other engineers or systems
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces and drive clarity through technical leadership
Experience leading technical projects and coordinating work across multiple teams
Strong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively across engineering, product, and design

Nice To Haves

Experience building or scaling enterprise products
Experience in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, or transportation industries
Exposure to AI-assisted development tools or building AI-powered features
Experience iterating directly with customers or stakeholders based on feedback
Experience working across the fullstack and using multiple technologies
Experience integrating with hardware products

Responsibilities

Own the design and implementation of complex systems and services supporting new enterprise product initiatives
Build and evolve proof-of-concepts into production-ready systems that integrate with Axon’s platform and external systems
Work closely with Product Managers and customers to clarify requirements, evaluate feasibility, and iterate based on feedback
Apply AI tools and techniques to accelerate development, experimentation, and delivery
Coordinate technical work across engineers on the team and with adjacent teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions
Set and uphold a high technical standard through thorough code reviews, design reviews, and attention to reliability, security, and maintainability
Anticipate and mitigate technical risks related to scalability, operability, and long-term system evolution
Mentor and support other engineers through technical guidance, pairing, and constructive feedback
Contribute to planning, estimation, and execution of projects that span multiple features or components
Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, weekly operating model, and collaboration