Manager, Software Engineering

Our mission is to protect life.
We’re out to make the world a safer place by solving big problems and taking on the public safety challenges of our time. From our company's inception building the TASER device to a full suite of hardware and software solutions, we are focused on providing police agencies with the state-of-the-art devices and services they need to successfully serve and protect us. In the next few years, we're going to drastically increase the availability, variety, and utility of VR training, so officers can train every aspect of their job and particularly TASER devices, so they'll know when and how to use it effectively. To back this training and multiply its effectiveness, we're building out a robust suite of cloud services for telemetry, training data capture, and review to help officers and their trainers get the most out of their training time. And we won't stop innovating until the bullet is rendered obsolete.

It’s a big mission, but it’s one we’ll pursue relentlessly every single day.

Our Team
Join us in the VR Cloud Services (VRBE) Engineering team, where we support one of axon’s most exciting new product areas! VRBE has grown rapidly as our services, scope, and customer base have expanded to cover device and application telemetry, training data upload and visualization, Axon Academy, multiplayer VR, and federally/DOD-compliant security practices. Our focus on delivering performant solutions requires a deep understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies as well as a commitment to ensuring seamless integration and interaction with various systems across Axon. We’re building the future of non-lethal technology training, and we’d love to have your help.

Your Impact
In this role, you will be managing a growing team within Axon’s VR software engineering organization. The team recently expanded in scope and headcount to cover our internal LMS and general training solution Axon Academy, as well as the VR backend infrastructure.

As an engineering leader, you will drive the technical vision for your team, guiding them on architectural decisions and setting a high bar for standards of excellence. You will be joining forces with product management and product design to understand the customer outcomes that need to be achieved. You will be empowered to build a high-performing engineering team that is customer-obsessed and encompasses a strong engineering culture. You will collaborate with the senior engineering manager and other VR EMs on strategic and tactical planning. If you are successful, you will be on the path to building a differentiating product that will disrupt our industry.

What You’ll Do 

Location: Work from home as much as you want, live nearby any of our awesome US R&D Hubs (Seattle, Scottsdale, Atlanta, or Boston) so you can easily collab in-person when it’s helpful and be an active part of our vibrant Axon culture.
Reports to: Senior Engineering Manager, VR
Direct Reports: Initially 3+ with intent to grow the team

• Driving the execution of your team by leading planning, prioritization, and resourcing.
• Leading the technical direction of the team through architectural discussions and code reviews
• Working with our content team and 2P/3P teams to establish and build out a pipeline for multiple VR products
• Join forces with recruiting to hire a top-notch engineering team
• Managing engineers and their careers with 1:1s and performance reviews

What You Bring

• 6+ years professional software development experience
• 2+ years of experience leading a full-stack/backend engineering team
• Experience designing and delivering high-availability, scalable cloud-based systems and services
• Deep experience in multiple, managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar
• Experience working with multiple SQL or NoSQL datastores
• Experience with large Azure environments
• Experience with frontend web languages like javascript & typescript
• Proven ability for coaching and mentoring
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Are well versed in API design, API gateways and developer programs
• You follow the latest in software engineering and open source technologies, and can intuit the fine line between promising new practice and overhyped fad
• Able to work side by side with product managers and other engineers to create a technical backlog to build product experiences that customers love

Benefits for 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
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

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 146,250 in the lowest geographic market and USD 234,000 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 www.axon.com/careers/benefits.