Sr Software Engineer I

Overview As a Senior Engineer at Axon, you will guide architectural decisions for a cloud-native product with AI-driven insights. You’ll operate in an AI-first environment, shaping scalable, highly available services. You’ll mentor teams, drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices, and collaborate with Product and Design to deliver impactful solutions for customers. This role offers technical influence, cross-functional impact, and the chance to advance a mission-driven organization. Compensation / Benefits Competitive salary 401k with employer match Discretionary paid time off Medical, Dental, Vision plans Learning & Development programsERGs Responsibilities Lead architecture design reviews with AI-driven insights and system modeling Set high technical standards through code and design reviews, including AI-generated patterns Mentor engineers on scalable design and AI-first development Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools across engineering Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver integrated solutions Improve engineering processes by embedding automation and AI tooling Build services with high availability and low latency for mission-critical use cases Leverage AI to optimize performance, observability, and operational efficiency Key requirements 6+ years of professional software development experience Experience designing and delivering highly available, scalable cloud-based systems Backend service experience in Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar languages Experience with SQL or NoSQL data stores Experience evaluating and integrating AI-assisted development tools into workflows Strong understanding of applying AI to improve developer productivity, system design, and efficiency Mentoring and coaching Cross-functional collaboration Strong communication Backend development in multiple languages (Java/Scala/Go/C#/similar)Cloud-based system design for high availability and low latency Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores