Axon is looking to solve critical software engineering initiatives and set strategic technical direction across multiple embedded product lines, ensuring system-wide excellence in stability, scalability, security, and performance.
Requirements
- 12+ years of professional software development experience, with extensive expertise in C/C++, Go, Python, or comparable systems programming languages.
- Deep, demonstrated expertise in embedded systems architecture, firmware integration, and device-level software engineering.
- Proven track record of addressing and resolving system-wide challenges in performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
- At least 7+ years mentoring senior engineers and leading complex, strategic engineering projects across multiple teams.
- Advanced understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and high-standard software design practices.
- Extensive experience with network protocols (TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP) and advanced networking configurations.
Responsibilities
- Define and significantly advance embedded software architectures for Axon’s current and future connected device products.
- Lead high-level strategic planning and coordination for multi-month embedded engineering projects across multiple product lines.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, Engineering, and executive leadership to deliver innovative, integrated, and mission-critical solutions.
- Establish and enforce Axon-wide standards for embedded software design, quality, reliability, and scalability.
- Evaluate and integrate leading-edge open-source technologies and industry standards, guiding architectural trade-offs and long-term strategic choices.
- Provide executive-level guidance and mentorship, significantly enhancing the capabilities and technical decision-making of the embedded software engineering teams.
- Continuously improve software engineering practices and drive excellence through strategic retrospectives, planning sessions, and innovation cycles.
Other
- This role is based out of our Boston or 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.
- All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
- We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion.
- If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com.
