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# Software Engineer I, VR Cloud Services

- **Company:** Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $141,000 - $206,800
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bioinformatics, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Data Stores, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Software Tools, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Applications, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Backend, Low Latency, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/sr-software-engineer-i-axon-2-10744082

## About the Role

* 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of owning and delivering complex projects across multiple engineers.
 * Strong backend engineering experience designing and operating production services, APIs, distributed systems, and data stores, with experience making trade-offs around reliability, scalability, performance, and cost.
 * Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and experience building modern web applications with frameworks such as React, with the ability to deliver features across the frontend and backend.
 * Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-based systems on Azure, AWS, or GCP, including testing, observability, deployment, and incident response.
 * Strong engineering judgment and collaboration skills, including breaking down ambiguous problems, influencing technical direction, mentoring other engineers, and working effectively with Product, Design, QA, and other engineering teams.
 * Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering velocity, with a disciplined approach to reviewing, testing, and validating generated work.
 * Bachelor's

## Description

As a Senior Software Engineer I on VRCS, you will lead the technical execution of projects that help officers and their trainers get more out of every training session. Most of your time will go to backend services, APIs, and data pipelines, with the rest spent on the React applications that trainers and agencies use. You will make the design calls on the projects you lead, set the quality bar for that work, and mentor the engineers building it with you. ., * Design and build full-stack features across backend services, APIs, data systems, and React applications that power Axon VR training.

 * Lead the technical execution of projects from design through release, working with other engineers to break down problems, make trade-offs, and deliver high-quality solutions.
 * Build reliable, scalable services with a high bar for availability, latency, security, observability, and maintainability.
 * Set a strong technical bar through code reviews, design reviews, and thoughtful engineering practices.
 * Work closely with Product, Design, QA, VR client teams, and other Axon engineering teams to solve complex customer and technical problems.
 * Mentor engineers through technical guidance, code and design feedback, and day-to-day collaboration.
 * Use AI-assisted engineering tools across design, implementation, testing, and debugging while applying strong judgment to validate the resulting work., 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.

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