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# Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

- **Company:** Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- **Location:** Sterling, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $150,000 - $240,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Linux, Network Connections, Software Tools, Runbook, Software Engineering, Webforms
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineering-manager-forward-deployed-engineering-sterling-va--27257a1a-e1b9-4904-91b3-bc5706272b79

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Engineering Management, Cloud Computing, Ecosystems, Process Improvement, Software Engineering, Engineering Management, Team Lead/Manager, Network Connectivity, Problem Solving Skills, * 5+ years of software development experience, or an equivalent engineering background

 * 2+ years in an engineering leadership role, hiring, managing, and developing engineers
 * Technical judgment to review designs and code, and to work hands-on during a live incident
 * Production operations experience, such as incident response, root-cause analysis, runbooks, and monitoring
 * Linux and networking depth to lead live triage and to judge root-cause analysis
 * Hands-on experience with AI-assisted engineering tools and workflows
 * Clear communication with customers, installers, and senior leaders during live incidents, and experience of work across teams without direct authority

## Description

Reports to: Senior Engineering Manager
Direct Reports: 3

 * Hire, coach, and develop software engineers and systems specialists across the US and Europe.
 * Lead a team that resolves live site problems with customers and installers as they come in, and plan its workload and its place on the engineering on-call rota.
 * Run strong operational practices: incident response, root-cause analysis, reviews after incidents, and risk reduction.
 * Drive field escalations to resolution with product engineering teams, and make sure each root cause is fixed in the product.
 * Own and improve the runbooks, checklists, and acceptance tests that make deployments repeatable.
 * Work with sales, services, and support teams on customer deployments.
 * Travel to customer sites and events when the work needs it.
 * Use AI-assisted engineering tools in your daily work, and help the team adopt them well.
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