Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. We are on a mission to Protect Life. Your Impact As a Staff Software Engineer you thrive at the intersection of technical leadership, rapid product discovery, and customer obsession on Enterprise. You will help Axon identify and prove new product-market fit by building high‑leverage proof‑of‑concepts with real customer workflows, then laying the technical foundation to evolve the best concepts into secure, scalable, production‑ready products across the Axon ecosystem. What You’ll Do Work Location: This role is based out of one of our US‑based offices and follows a hybrid schedule. Team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with remote work on Mondays unless an accommodation is approved. Reports to: Director, Software Engineering Lead technical discovery for new enterprise product concepts: translate ambiguous customer problems into shippable prototypes and measurable experiments Build proofs‑of‑concept that integrate with and build on top of the Axon ecosystem (platform services, identity/access, data, workflows, integrations, hardware) Partner closely with Product Management, Design, and customer development partners to validate value, usability, and feasibility Establish architectural direction for concepts that graduate from POC to product‑defining target‑state designs, key technical decisions, and migration paths Set a high bar for security, reliability, privacy, performance, and maintainability appropriate for mission‑critical enterprise environments Drive cross‑team technical alignment: influence APIs, platform capabilities, data contracts, observability standards, and operational readiness Mentor engineers and model strong engineering practices (design docs, iterative delivery, pragmatic testing, incident learnings, and effective reviews) What You Bring 10+ years of professional software engineering experience A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent) Proven ability to lead technical efforts across teams – aligning stakeholders, driving architecture decisions, and delivering outcomes Strong system design skills: design for scale, availability, operability, and security–and explain tradeoffs clearly Experience building high‑availability, scalable cloud‑based systems (microservices / event‑driven systems) Experience integrating with external software systems Strong collaboration skills with Product and Design; comfortable working from ambiguous requirements and iterating quickly with customer feedback A track record of improving engineering effectiveness through mentorship, technical standards, and pragmatic process improvements Nice to Have Experience building enterprise B2B products, especially in regulated / high‑trust environments (security, compliance, privacy, auditability) Experience with identity, authentication/authorization, multi‑tenant architectures, and customer‑managed configurations Experience with data platforms (streaming, analytics, search), integrations, or workflow automation Experience with architecting workflows that span devices and cloud (firmware, edge components, secure networking, ingestion/streaming, and cloud orchestration) Hands‑on expertise in observability, reliability engineering, and operational excellence (SLOs, on‑call readiness, incident response) Benefits that Benefit You Competitive salary and 401k with employer match Discretionary paid time off Paid parental leave for all Medical, Dental, Vision plans Fitness Programs Emotional & Mental Wellness support Learning & Development programs Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Snacks in our offices Base Pay Range $168,750 - $270,000 USD Equal Opportunity Employment Axon is 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 (including pregnancy), 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 employees to do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes. #J-18808-Ljbffr