Staff AI Embedded Software Engineer Connected Devices
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 168750 - 270000
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon were on a mission to Protect Life. Were explorers pursuing societys most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products we work better together. We connect with candor and care seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced challenging and meaningful. Here youll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
As a Staff Embedded Software Engineer you will lead critical software engineering initiatives and set the strategic technical direction across multiple embedded product lines including body-worn cameras in-car cameras stationary cameras drones and emerging connected device solutions. Your role involves defining and significantly advancing embedded software architectures and ensuring system-wide excellence in stability scalability security and performance.
You will proactively identify technical opportunities and risks guiding architectural decisions to future-proof our products against complex operational environments. Your strategic oversight will involve collaboration with executives directors managers and cross-functional teams deeply influencing Axons broader software engineering organization. Your mentorship will uplift engineers across multiple teams driving Axons mission-critical standards and technical excellence.
In this role you will also shape Axons approach to applied artificial intelligence on connected devices influencing how AI models are trained deployed evaluated and deployed across the device and cloud ecosystem. You will help define scalable and responsible AI architectures that balance model performance operational constraints safety and real-world reliability ensuring AI-driven capabilities can be trusted in mission-critical environments.
What Youll Do
Location:Seattle or Boston or Scottsdale (hybrid)
Reports To: Sr Engineering Manager
- Define and significantly advance embedded software architectures for Axons current and future connected device products including AI-enabled systems spanning on-device inference and cloud-assisted workflows.
- Lead the technical direction for AI-enabled capabilities across connected devices including collaboration on large-scale model training data strategy deployment and iterative improvement in production across multiple product lines.
- Partner with research product and platform teams to explore and integrate emerging AI approaches including foundation models and multimodal systems shaping Axons medium and long-term AI strategy for connected devices.
- Establish and enforce Axon-wide standards for embedded software and AI system design including reliability scalability safety observability and lifecycle management.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with AI systems including model failure modes data drift and operational edge cases and drive architectural decisions that ensure safe and reliable behavior in real-world conditions.
- Provide executive-level guidance and mentorship significantly enhancing the capabilities and technical decision-making of the embedded software engineering teams.
- Continuously improve software engineering practices and drive excellence through strategic retrospectives planning sessions and innovation cycles.
What You Bring
- 12 years of professional software development experience with extensive expertise in C/C Go Python or comparable systems programming languages including significant experience building AI- and data-intensive systems.
- Deep demonstrated expertise in embedded systems architecture firmware integration and device-level software engineering combined with hands-on experience deploying and optimizing AI inference workloads on constrained edge platforms (MCUs SoCs NPUs).
- Proven experience designing training and operating machine learning models at scale including ownership of data pipelines model evaluation and iterative improvement in production environments.
- Practical experience with large-scale AI systems including foundation models and LLMs such as fine-tuning adaptation or integration into real-world products.
- Proven track record of addressing and resolving system-wide challenges in performance scalability reliability security and safety across AI-enabled and mission-critical systems.
- At least 7 years mentoring senior engineers and leading complex strategic engineering initiatives across multiple teams including setting technical direction for AI-enabled products.
- Advanced understanding of computer science fundamentals data structures algorithms and high-standard software design practices applied to both embedded and large-scale AI systems.
- Experience with networking and distributed system concepts relevant to connected and AI-enabled devices.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical Dental Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work
The Pay
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company meaning compensation is made up of base pay bonus and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 168750 in the lowest geographic market and USD 270000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors such as: level function training transferable skills work experience business needs geographic market and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit role is based out of our Seattle Boston or Scottsdale offices and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork mentorship and shared success.
Axon is a total compensation company meaning compensation is made up of base pay bonus and stock awards. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors such as: level function training transferable skills work experience business needs geographic market and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit Pay Range
$168750 - $270000 USD
Dont meet every single requirement Thats ok. At Axon we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If youre excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification listed here we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
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.
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Axons mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axons impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental health and safety regulations policies and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice advances equity values diversity and fosters inclusion. Were committed to hiring the best talent regardless of race creed color ancestry religion sex (including pregnancy) national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status disability gender identity genetic information veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process please email Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
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About Company
The Axon Network connects people, devices, and apps to protect life in all regards. From our TASER smart weapons, to police body cameras, to our industry-leading cloud-based evidence management software, we are the world’s premier public safety company and are committed to delivering ... View more
