Staff Software Engineer, Justice

About the role

The Justice and Corrections team at Axon is building new solutions to improve efficiency, accountability, and equity in the Criminal Justice and Corrections systems. As a Staff Software Engineer on this team, you will help prosecutors, public defenders, and corrections officers manage their workloads more effectively. You will also contribute to creating systems that ensure justice is administered fairly and efficiently, benefiting communities as a whole.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other Staff and Senior Engineers to shape and drive the technical direction for the team.
• Design and deliver high-availability, scalable cloud-based systems using backend cloud experience in managed languages like Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar.
• Work with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) to build services that adhere to high standards of availability, performance, and security.
• Work side by side with product managers and other engineers to create a technical backlog for building product experiences that customers love.
• Ensure that all services meet the highest standards of quality, design, code, tools, and architectures.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in software engineering. Expertise in building large scale cloud services, including deep knowledge with different database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and queuing systems. Experience designing and delivering high-availability, scalable cloud-based systems. Backend cloud experience in managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar. Frontend experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, or similar technologies. Experience working with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).

Qualifications

Proven ability to work side by side with product managers and other engineers to create a technical backlog to build product experiences that customers love. A passion for quality design, code, tools, and architectures.

Skills

A passion for technology, keeping up with the latest trends, frameworks, and tools. Strong system design skills to ensure products meet high standards including fault-tolerance, scalability, performance, etc. Customer-obsession to join forces with product and design to imagine and deliver innovative solutions to key customer problems. Strong communication and mentoring skills to coach and mentor the next set of engineering leaders.

Benefits

Competitive salary and 401k with employer match. Discretionary paid time off. Paid parental leave for all. Medical, Dental, Vision plans. Fitness Programs. Emotional & Mental Wellness support. Learning & Development programs. Snacks in the office. Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards.

Pay

$168,750—$270,000 USD

Schedule

This role is based out of our Seattle office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation.