Senior Software Engineer II Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington

Location:

Seattle, Washington, United States

Location: This role is based out of our Seattle office or Boston 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. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.
Reports to: Senior Software Engineer Manager

• Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews
• Mentoring engineers
• Working across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions that delight our customers
• Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups
• Building services that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space
• Working with the latest open source technologies

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong background building cloud-native, distributed solutions
• Experience designing tooling and automation to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems
• Proficiency in backend services with multiple managed languages (e.g., Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar)
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation) and building modular, reusable, testable components
• Familiarity with Kubernetes platforms (e.g., AKS, EKS, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms for automating infrastructure, builds, testing, and releases
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with empathy for the needs of engineering teams

• Experience with modern IaC frameworks such as Pulumi, Crossplane, or AWS CDK
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP)
• Background in scaling large distributed systems and ensuring reliability/resilience

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

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 225,600 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

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

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