Sr Software Engineer I

Washington-Office💼 Full-time💰 $141,000–$141,000🗓 2026-07-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and build highly available, scalable cloud services for safety and justice devices, leveraging AI-first engineering practices to optimize performance and developer productivity.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Cloud & AI)

Builds

Mission-critical cloud services and backend systems for Axon's ecosystem of devices

Domain

Public Safety / Cloud Infrastructure / AI Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Cloud architecture design, Backend development (Java/Scala/Go/C#), SQL/NoSQL, AI-assisted development tooling, System modeling, Mentoring

Preferred skills

Experience evaluating AI-generated code, Driving adoption of AI workflows, Optimizing observability

Technologies

Java, Scala, Go, C#, SQL, NoSQL, AI systems

Responsibilities

Lead engineering architecture design reviews incorporating AI-driven insights, Set technical standards through code and architecture reviews, Mentor engineers on scalable system design and AI-first practices, Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools, Build high-availability services, Improve engineering processes with automation and AI tooling

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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About Axon

Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. 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.