3 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Set a high technical bar through architecture leadership, technical insight, and design reviews
- Drive technical direction across one or more DEMS domains
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Design, and adjacent teams on complex technical challenges
- Lead the design and evolution of backend services, APIs, data flows, and system integrations
- Improve reliability, observability, performance, and operational excellence
- Mentor engineers across teams and develop future technical leaders
- Improve engineering effectiveness through better patterns and reduced complexity
- Contribute directly to implementation in high-leverage or high-risk areas
Requirements
- 15+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience building and scaling complex software products in collaborative team environments
- Deep expertise in backend systems and distributed system design
- Strong experience with cloud platforms and production service operations
- Experience driving technical solutions across multiple teams or broad product areas
- Strong understanding of system design, reliability, performance, observability, and security
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Track record of writing clean, maintainable, production-grade code
- Ability to influence technical direction and organizational outcomes without formal authority
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Highly valued: experience in enterprise SaaS, mission-critical systems, compliance-sensitive domains, or workflow-heavy platforms
- Highly valued: experience with evidence management, records systems, chain-of-custody concepts, or highly trusted data systems
- Highly valued: experience supporting hybrid, on-premises, or cloud-connected product architectures
- Highly valued: familiarity with Java, Go, C#, Python, or similar backend technologies
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and RSUs
- Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution
- Private health insurance and cash plans
- 30 days paid holiday plus UK public holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- GymPass subscription
- Life assurance and income protection
- Career growth support and wellness resources
- Hybrid schedule based in the London office, onsite Tuesday through Friday and remote on Mondays
About Axon
Axon builds TASER energy devices, body and in-car cameras, sensors, and a cloud software suite for managing evidence, records, and real-time operations used by law enforcement, public safety agencies, and enterprises. Revenue comes from hardware sales bundled with SaaS subscriptions and services across its Axon Evidence and Records platforms. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Axon Enterprise is a NASDAQ-listed public company serving police departments and government customers globally.