Senior Platform Software Engineer, Axon 911
About Axon 911
Axon 911 brings together Prepared and Carbyne under Axon. Together, we are creating the only platform that combines modern 911 infrastructure with an AI intelligence layer—helping public safety agencies move faster, make better decisions, and deliver better outcomes in the moments that matter most.
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced platform engineer to join Prepared's platform engineering team under Axon 911. As a platform engineer, you’ll play a core role in continuing to define our infrastructure and overall developer platform, as well as contributing to core applications in collaboration with the broader software team. This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering org and make a large impact while operating with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure to support Prepared’s platform.
- Develop and implement best practices for software development, deployment, and monitoring.
- Automate repetitive tasks to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the engineering team.
- Help the team implement and define Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and report on customer Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the long-term strategy of the platform.
- Mentor junior engineers and help shape the engineering culture within the team.
- Travel occasionally to support customer deployments and onsite implementations
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 5+ years of software engineering industry experience.
- Proven capacity to operate in a platform engineering or similar role.
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
- Desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Github Actions, Drone CI, or Gitlab CI.
- Proficiency in or eagerness to learn our backend stack (RoR, Go).
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools and standards such as OpenTelemetry, Datadog, and the LGTM stack.
- Strong communication skills and a love for both producing and consuming documentation.
- Our team is leaning into agentic software development workflows, and we’re looking for engineers who have experimented with—or are enthusiastic about embracing—AI-augmented ways of building software.
Bonus
- Experience in an early-stage startup.
- Knowledge of security and compliance best practices and experience implementing them in a fast-moving environment.
- Expertise in Ruby on Rails, Golang, and/or IaC tools.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Development Programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
The Pay
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 141,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 216,600 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit https://www.axon.com/careers.
Base Pay Range
$141,000 - $216,600 USD
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
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