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We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.\nLife at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.\nYour Impact \nAxon is expanding how its cloud platform runs across multiple clouds. As we grow our footprint across AWS, Azure and devices, our networking needs are getting more complex, and we are rebuilding our entire networking stack from the edge to service-to-service communications, as well as connections between clouds. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer you will be the technical leader for that work. You will set the architecture direction, make the hard trade-offs, and make sure the network underneath our products is reliable, secure, and fast enough for mission-critical use by public safety customers.\nYou will join forces with infrastructure, platform, security, and product engineering teams to design intra and inter-cloud connectivity that the rest of Axon can build on with confidence. Your deep networking expertise, built at an established company operating networking products or infrastructure at scale, lets you see problems early and steer teams toward designs that hold up under real production load.\nYou are a force multiplier. You raise the technical bar across the organizations, advise senior leaders on networking and cloud service strategy, and mentor the next set of technical leaders. You are comfortable with ambiguity, and you move large, cross-team initiatives forward by influencing people you do not manage.\nWhat You’ll Do \nLocation: This role is based out of our Seattle 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.\nReports to: Vice President, Platform Services\nDirect Reports: N/A\nDefine the architecture and technical strategy for Axon's cloud networking, including connectivity between clouds\nLead the redesign of our networking stack from design through production rollout\nDrive technical decisions on availability, performance, security, compliance, and cost\nProvide deep technical insight in architecture and design reviews, and set a high bar for standards of excellence\nJoin forces with infrastructure, platform, security, and product teams to deliver complex, cross-team initiatives\nIdentify networking and cloud service risks early and advise engineering leadership on where to invest\nMentor and coach senior engineers and grow the next generation of technical leaders\nStay current on cloud computing technologies and bring in new approaches where they improve our systems\nSet group level AI strategy for engineering, and lead by example, in engineering acceleration with AI \nWhat You Bring\n15+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep networking expertise\nNetworking development experience at an established company, with a track record of building and operating networking systems at scale\nExpert knowledge of core networking technologies and protocols, such as VPC/VNET, routing, DNS, load balancing, and VPN\nExperience designing and building networking for public cloud environments, ideally AWS and/or Azure\nExperience with multi-cloud or inter-cloud connectivity (nice to have)\nExpertise in designing and implementing networking and cloud service architecture that complies to government compliance standards such as FedRAMP and GovRAMP (nice to have) \nHands-on experience in leveraging the latest AI engineering tools to accelerate throughout software development lifecycle\nProficiency in one or more programming languages used in systems engineering, such as Go, C, C++, Python, or Java\nA track record of articulating and executing on technical strategy (Aim Far)\nStrong written and verbal communication and sound decision-making that balances technical and business objectives\nExperience mentoring senior engineers and influencing across teams without direct authority\nA high bar on standards of excellence, and the ability to raise the bar for the engineers around you\nComfort working through ambiguous, high-stakes problems and making steady progress\nBenefits that Benefit You\nCompetitive salary and 401k with employer match\nDiscretionary paid time off\nPaid parental leave for all\nMedical, Dental, Vision plans\nFitness Programs\nEmotional & Mental Wellness support\nLearning & Development programs\nEmployee Resource Groups (ERGs)\nAnd yes, we have snacks in our offices\nBenefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.\nAxon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. 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 https://www.axon.com/careers.\nBase Pay Range\n$190,500—$304,800 USD\nDon’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.\nStudies 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.\nImportant Notes\nThe 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.\nSome roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.\nWe collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access, deletion, or exercise other CCPA rights at  or via our Axon Privacy Web Form. For more information, please see the Your California Privacy Rights section of our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.\nAxon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. 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