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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # platform engineer - **Company:** Axon Enterprise, Inc. - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $141,000.0 - $216,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Distributed Systems, Github, Ruby on Rails, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Datadog, Data Logging, Pulumi, Google Cloud, Backend, Gitlab-ci, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Webforms, Terraform, Docker, Golang - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-platform-software-engineer-axon-911-axon-2-7394130 ## About the Role * 5+ years of software engineering industry experience. * Proven capacity to operate in a platform engineering or similar role. * Experience with large-scale distributed systems. * Desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment. * Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. * Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane. * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. * Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Github Actions, Drone CI, or Gitlab CI. * Proficiency in or eagerness to learn our backend stack (RoR, Go). * Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools and standards such as OpenTelemetry, Datadog, and the LGTM stack. * Strong communication skills and a love for both producing and consuming documentation. * Our team is leaning into agentic software development workflows, and we're looking for engineers who have experimented with-or are enthusiastic about embracing-AI-augmented ways of building software., * Experience in an early-stage startup. * Knowledge of security and compliance best practices and experience implementing them in a fast-moving environment. * Expertise in Ruby on Rails, Golang, and/or IaC tools. ## Description We are looking for an experienced platform engineer to join Prepared's platform engineering team under Axon 911. As a platform engineer, you'll play a core role in continuing to define our infrastructure and overall developer platform, as well as contributing to core applications in collaboration with the broader software team. This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering org and make a large impact while operating with a high degree of autonomy and ownership. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the software and infrastructure that keep our software and the team that builds it running smoothly from development through to production. This role requires a blend of strategic vision and hands-on technical skills., * Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure to support Prepared's platform. * Develop and implement best practices for software development, deployment, and monitoring. * Automate repetitive tasks to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the engineering team. * Help the team implement and define SLOs and report on customer SLAs. * Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the long-term strategy of the platform. * Mentor junior engineers and help shape the engineering culture within the team. * Travel occasionally to support customer deployments and onsite implementations, The 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. Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment. We collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access, deletion, or exercise other CCPA rights at axongreenhousesupport@axon.com 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. Axon'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. 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