Site Reliability Engineer II

Axon•Washington, DC

5d•$115,500 - $164,800•Hybrid

About The Position

As an engineer on Axon’s APX SRE CloudOps team, you will write code for the Zero Touch Platform, an internal automation platform built with Go and Temporal that reduces manual operational work at scale. You will develop workflows, APIs, and services that replace manual intervention with reliable, tested automation. The role combines substantial software development with DevOps configuration and production ownership, including participation in on-call rotations and incident response. The position is based in Axon’s Seattle or Boston office and follows a hybrid schedule. Team members work onsite Tuesday through Friday and may work remotely on Mondays, unless an approved workplace accommodation applies. The position involves handling classified federal data and is open to U.S. citizens only.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, because the position involves handling classified federal data.
At least 5 years of applicable experience.
Experience managing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar.
Experience using a managed programming language such as Python, Go, C#, Java, or similar.
Experience operating Kubernetes platforms such as AKS, EKS, or similar.
Experience using CI/CD platforms to automate infrastructure provisioning, software builds, testing, and releases.
Experience using observability tools, such as APM, logging, and metrics, to debug issues.
Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar.
A builder-operator mindset and demonstrated production ownership, including uptime, SLOs, on-call work, and incident leadership.
Empathy for the needs of software engineers.

Responsibilities

Develop Temporal workflows and Go services on the Zero Touch Platform to automate cloud operations at scale.
Write performant, maintainable, clear, and concise code; participate in code reviews, design reviews, and CI/CD.
Build robust, easy-to-use foundational platforms and tools that help engineering teams provision services rapidly, consistently, securely, and cost-effectively.
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, using operational experience to identify and prioritize automation opportunities.
Debug and resolve issues in cloud-native distributed systems.
Influence and educate the engineering organization on adopting improved architectural patterns.
Provide robust documentation that helps engineers use self-service tools.
Take calculated risks, champion new ideas, and continue developing professional skills.