Senior Site Reliability Engineer I
@ Axon

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$175,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 30 days ago

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Introduction

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life by exploring critical safety and justice issues through our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Work in an environment that values candor, collaboration, and diverse perspectives.

Your Impact

As a contributor in the APX SRE organization, you will deliver solutions for real-time challenges faced by our mission-critical cloud native services. You will drive high quality and reliability across the entire engineering organization.

Location & Work Arrangement

This role is based out of our Boston, MA or Seattle, WA office and follows a hybrid schedule. In-office work is expected from Tuesday through Friday, with remote work available on Mondays (subject to approved accommodations).

What You'll Do

  • Build robust foundational platforms and tools for rapid service provisioning.
  • Implement cloud-native site reliability best practices.
  • Write code that is performant, maintainable, and clear.
  • Debug issues in cloud-native distributed systems.
  • Design clear, well-tested APIs in Go or Python.
  • Author design documentation, test plans, and usage guides.
  • Champion new ideas and take calculated risks.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of software engineering or SRE experience.
  • 3+ years managing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar.
  • Experience with Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar.
  • Proficiency in managed languages such as Python, Go, C#, or Java with testing experience.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and observability tools.
  • Experience in designing tooling for SaaS/PaaS systems and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Empathy for supporting the needs of software engineers.

Benefits

Axon offers competitive salary, 401k with employer match, paid time off, parental leave, comprehensive medical plans, fitness programs, wellness support, learning opportunities, and office snacks.

Additional Information

The base pay ranges between USD 134,250 and USD 214,800 depending on various factors. Axon is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Applicants needing accommodations should email recruitingops@axon.com.

Key skills/competency

  • Site Reliability Engineer
  • Cloud-native
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Observability
  • API Design
  • Go
  • Python
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Distributed Systems

How to Get Hired at Axon

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Axon’s culture: Dive into their mission, values, and news.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight cloud and SRE skills.
  • Showcase results: Demonstrate past reliability improvements.
  • Prepare for interviews: Focus on technical and behavioral questions.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review cloud platform architecture and best practices.
Practice API design in Go and Python.
Study Kubernetes cluster management techniques.
Refine CI/CD pipeline and troubleshooting skills.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a challenging distributed system issue.
Explain teamwork in fast-paced environments.
Discuss taking calculated risks in projects.
Share examples of learning from failures.

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