Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Linux

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s 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, you’ll 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

You’ll be part of an engineering team, participate in multiple activities to develop features of Axon’s camera products from inception, through design, development, and release. You live and breathe device software that require high stability and fast, consistent performance. You love working with the latest open source technologies, and can leverage your system design skills to make the right technical decisions on a system that needs to be bullet-proof.

Not only can you drive decisions among competing engineering trade-offs, your empathy with customers allows you to intuit innovative solutions for our customer problems. You will be working closely with product managers and designers to ensure we are building the right solution for our customers. You also enjoy mentoring other engineers, and love to be a hands-on teacher helping to up level the engineers around you as of a senior engineer.

Join us to work with a passionate, mission-driven group of folks who want to positively impact the lives of first responders and those that they serve.

What You’ll Do

Work Location: This role is based out of our Ho Chi Minh Office 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.Report to: Software engineering managerResponsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy new features for Axon’s camera systems in in a secure, privacy preserving way.
• Coordinate across teams on a breadth of platforms including desktop, mobile applications, and backend services.
• Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews.
• Participate in technical issues troubleshooting and solving of the team.
• Resolve ambiguity in product requirements potentially resolve conflicting requirements.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers.

What you bring

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics, or an equivalent technical field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in embedded software development.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Golang, and other relevant programming languages.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, runtime analysis, object-oriented design, and code quality verification.
• Experience with writing unit test, integration and/or system level tests
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in embedded software development.
• Proven experience with Embedded Linux development.
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, TLS/SSL, etc.) with hands-on experience in WiFi, LTE, and GPS technologies.
• Quick to learn and adapt to new technologies and systems.
• Strong communication skills in English (both written and verbal).

Referred

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity), source code repositories (e.g., Git), and Jira.
• Knowledge of security in computing and best practices.
• Experience with Yocto and embedded Linux-based build systems.
• Knowledge of Cloud services
• Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodology.

Compensation and Benefits

• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Robust Paid Time Off policy
• Bonuses
• Lunch allowance
• Cell phone stipend
• Free LinkedIn Learning and Udemy account
• Access to 24/7 online emotional and mental support
• Gym membership
• Free parking
• Stocked fridges and pantries - free coffee, cold beverages, snacks
• Annual Company Outing Trip
• Monthly team social activities

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's 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 you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t 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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Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s 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.

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