Senior Platform Software Engineer, Axon 911

Overview As a Platform Engineer at Axon/Prepared, you design, build, and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure that powers our AI-driven emergency communications platform. You work closely with developers to define the developer experience and contribute to core services like authentication, feature flags, and messaging. In an early-stage, fast-paced setting, you shape our engineering foundation and culture while delivering high-impact infrastructure. You will own critical components from development through production, enabling rapid, reliable delivery and operational excellence. Compensation / Benefits Competitive salary and 401k with employer match Discretionary time off Paid parental leave for all Medical, Dental, Vision plans Fitness Programs Emotional & Development Programs Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure Architect and implement core systems such as authentication, authorization, feature flags, and asynchronous messaging Develop best practices for software development, deployment, and monitoring Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reliability Define and report on SLOs and customer SLAsParticipate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term platform strategy Mentor junior engineers and shape the engineering culture Key requirements 5+ years of software engineering experience Experience in platform engineering or similar role Experience with large-scale distributed systems Cloud platform experience (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)Infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane)Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)CI/CD pipelines and tools (Git Hub Actions, Drone CI, Git Lab CI)Proficiency in or willingness to learn RoR, Go backend stack Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (Open Telemetry, Datadog, LGTM stack)Strong communication and documentation skillsstrong communicationmentorshipdocumentation mindsetAWS/GCP/Azure Terraform/Pulumi/Crossplane Docker/Kubernetes