Engineering Manager, Embedded

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We are explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

You will manage a high-impact software engineering team that develops embedded software for devices connecting cameras and other peripherals, ensuring critical evidence is captured during mission-essential moments for our customers. This is an opportunity to work alongside talented software and firmware engineers and contribute to the creation of next-generation public safety products, including body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, wireless microphones, and more.

As an Engineering Manager on the Connected Devices team, you'll take on a wide range of responsibilities that will keep each day engaging. These include conducting code reviews, contributing to technical development, overseeing upstream and downstream integrations, managing projects, reviewing and shaping software architecture, ensuring engineering and security excellence, recruiting talent, and managing the team's growth.

Work Location: This role is based out of our Ho Chi Minh 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.

Reports To: Senior Engineering Manager / Engineering Director

Direct Reports: Roughly 6 to start, with expectations to scale it further in future years

• Lead and grow a high performing team that designs and develops platform firmware or embedded applications and network configurations for Axon's current and future products
• Manage a team, demonstrate empathy, and provide clear career growth for Engineers
• Collaborate and clearly communicate with global teams during all parts of the Product Development Life‑Cycle to drive timely new feature and product launches
• Instill a culture within the team of continuous process improvement and adoption of metrics
• Set a high technical bar for the team by leading architecture, design and code reviews
• Collaborate across Product Management, Design, and Engineering teams to create integrated solutions that delight our customers
• Lead a team to build software that adheres to our high bar on quality, stability and latency in this mission‑critical space
• Work to identify and integrate latest open source technologies to help meet our product requirements
• Improve our software engineering process, including long‑term thinking, sprint planning/retrospective and stand‑ups

• Minimum 3 years of experience Leading Teams with Empathy, Objectivity, and a Mentorship mindset
• Minimum 7 years experience primarily with Real‑world Firmware / Embedded Engineering or related projects that went to market
• Experience implementing Engineering Processes that emphasize Quality, Security, Maintainability, Extensibility and Operational Discipline
• 5+ years experience of professional software development in C/C++, Go, Python and/or another systems programming language
• 5+ years experience writing unit, integration and/or system level tests
• Networking knowledge (such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, tunneling to support a diverse array of network configurations) is a plus
• Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, run‑time analysis, object‑oriented design and code quality verification

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Robust Paid Time Off policy
• Bonuses
• Lunch allowance
• Cell phone stipend
• Free Linked In Learning account or Udemy account
• Access to 24/7 online emotional
• Gym membership
• Free parking
• Stocked fridges and pantries - free coffee, cold beverages, snacks
• Annual Company Outing Trip
• Monthly team social activities

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity, and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent—regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances—and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work.