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Senior Software Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
Experience
Senior · 7+ years
Job description
Senior Software Engineer I in Axon's Global Artificial Intelligence pillar, building a stealth product with a small team from concept through launch. The role leads key product areas and ships software AI-natively across the SDLC.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Lead the build of major product surfaces and services; own features end-to-end from design to operations.
- Drive product clarity in ambiguity: define the problem, shape MVP scope, set success metrics, and align stakeholders on what "done" means.
- Build and ship software AI-natively across the SDLC (planning, implementation, testing, code review, debugging, and operations), with clear validation practices to maintain correctness and quality.
- Measure and improve delivery outcomes using engineering metrics (lead time, PR throughput, defect rates, test coverage, incident load) and iterate on how the team ships.
- Make architecture choices that balance speed and scalability—knowing when "temporary" becomes "permanent."
- Build and enforce engineering hygiene that doesn't slow you down (testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, sensible release practices).
- Partner tightly with Product and Design (and operate effectively when they're not in the room) to prioritise, sequence, and ship the highest-value increments.
- Mentor engineers and help establish a high-trust, high-ownership culture.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of software development experience, including ownership of product capabilities in production.
- Demonstrated, heavy AI-native delivery: consistent use of AI across the SDLC with concrete examples of faster delivery and maintained/improved quality.
- Strong engineering judgement under uncertainty; ability to simplify and still build something great.
- Experience building cloud-native services and/or modern user experiences that scale.
- Comfort working across boundaries: product, design, customers, and platform dependencies.
- Product judgement sufficient to ship: ability to frame problems, define MVP scope, make trade-offs, and drive to measurable customer outcomes.
Nice to have
- Startup or internal incubation experience.
- Experience integrating AI/LLM capabilities into product experiences responsibly.
- Track record of accelerating teams through strong technical leadership.
- Experience operating in PM-light environments where engineers help drive prioritisation and discovery alongside delivery.
Your team
Global Artificial Intelligence pillar
A small team building a stealth product with a big mission in Axon's Global Artificial Intelligence pillar.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and RSUs
- Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution
- Private health insurance & cash plans
- 30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- GymPass subscription
- Life assurance & income protection
- Career growth support and wellness resources
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About Axon
Protect Life
Axon pursues society's most critical safety and justice issues with an ecosystem of devices and cloud software.
What they value
- Candor and care
- Diversity and inclusion
- Ownership
- Aim far