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Our cutting-edge AI-powered platform empowers manufacturers to swiftly identify, thoroughly investigate, and effectively resolve quality issues while simultaneously elevating customer experiences and outcomes.\nAs trailblazers in end-to-end quality intelligence, we're setting new industry standards. Our innovative approach enables industrial, aerospace, consumer, and medtech manufacturers to harness the power of quality and post-market data, driving down costs and boosting business performance.\nOur vision extends beyond mere problem-solving; we're committed to reshaping the future of manufacturing. By seamlessly integrating advanced AI technology with deep industry expertise, Axion is paving the way for smarter, safer, and more efficient production processes across diverse sectors.\nBacked by leading investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Amplo, Boeing, and RTX Ventures, Axion is poised to lead the quality revolution in manufacturing.\nAbout the Role\nWe’re hiring for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer to help lead our agile, fast-moving backend teams. In this role, you’ll design and build scalable agentic systems, backend services and data-processing workflows that transform complex, unstructured customer data into reliable, structured outputs. . You’ll help shape the architecture of our APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and LLM-powered and agentic systems while improving their reliability, observability, and performance. 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You take pride in getting things done - thoughtfully, efficiently, and without drama. You’re energized by ambiguity, skilled at bringing clarity, and comfortable flexing between strategy and execution.\nYou value feedback - giving it, receiving it, and acting on it - and you see collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a burden. You’re low-ego but high-agency: you care about winning as a team more than being right individually. You move quickly, communicate directly, and make decisions grounded in impact and data.\nYou don’t need constant direction - you create momentum. You take ownership for outcomes, and you expect the same from those around you.\nHow We Operate:\nWe move fast, work smart, and hold ourselves to a high bar. Axion is a place for people who take pride in their craft and are motivated by meaningful work. We respect time off and boundaries, but we’re also realistic: hard problems sometimes require weekend pushes or late-night thinking sessions. We support that balance - intensity with respect for recharge.\nWe stay highly collaborative and connected throughout the day - much of our communication happens over Slack. We move quickly, share feedback often, and keep discussions open so decisions and context flow freely. If you value crisp communication, rapid iteration, and a steady hum of collaboration, you’ll fit right in.\nWe:\nCollaborate deeply. Feedback is part of how we build - everyone has a voice, and ideas win on merit.\n\nLeave ego at the door. Titles don’t define value; contribution does.\n\nBias toward action. We iterate fast and favor progress over perfection.\n\nCommunicate with clarity. Direct, transparent, and always in service of the mission.\n\nAct like owners. Everyone is accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.\n\nSustain excellence. We push hard but don’t glorify burnout - we’re in this for the long game.\n\nIf you want to help shape a company redefining how manufacturing operates - and you thrive in a culture that rewards ownership, speed, and candor - you’ll feel at home here\nWhat We Offer:\nWork with cutting-edge AI technology making a tangible impact in manufacturing\n\nCollaborative, mission-driven team and supportive leadership\n\nGenerous time off\n\nCompetitive compensation, equity, and benefits\n\nLunch stipend…. And much more\n\nReady to drive the future of manufacturing with AI? Apply today to join our team and help us build the category-defining platform for quality intelligence.\nAxion is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. 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