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Unity Software Engineer I - Internal Tools at Axon in Seattle, WA
Job Description
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.
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
The Axon VR team is building immersive training experiences that help officers develop greater empathy, improve decision making under pressure, and enhance community engagement. As a Software Engineer on our Engineering team, you will help build and maintain the internal tools and infrastructure that let every team work faster, more predictably, and with greater confidence.
This is an L6 role for a focused problem solver. You will break down and solve well defined tasks end to end, build familiarity with our technology stack and domain, and begin to see how your work connects to product and customer outcomes. You will work with regular guidance from senior engineers and grow toward owning complete features. This role is ideal for an engineer who is curious about developer productivity, build and test infrastructure, and enabling cross functional teams to ship world class work.
What You'll Do
Location: This role is based out of our Seattle, WA 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.
Reports to: Senior QA Manager
- Build and improve internal tools, platforms, and frameworks that reduce friction for developers, working from well defined tasks and features with guidance from senior engineers.
- Contribute to the CI/CD systems that automate build, test, and deployment workflows. Make scoped changes to pipelines, fix failures, and help keep runs reliable.
- Build and maintain tooling that supports functional, integration, and performance testing, and write automated tests for your own work.
- Help create dashboards, alerts, and monitoring that show system health, deployment status, and pipeline performance, and use them to investigate issues with support from senior engineers.
- Work with engineers, QA, and other teams to understand workflow problems, gather requirements, and confirm that your solutions work for them.
- Write and update documentation, onboarding materials, and best practices so teams can adopt and maintain internal tools.
- Collect user feedback, try small improvements, and iterate on the tools you work on. Share what you learn with teammates and grow toward owning complete features.
What You Bring
- 2+ years of experience in software development or infrastructure engineering, including internships or substantial project work.
- Hands on experience building applications in Unity, with a willingness to deepen your skills on customer facing products.
- Solid C# fundamentals, with good class design and a growing understanding of system architecture.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD systems, build automation, and deployment workflows, or a strong interest in learning them quickly.
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and diagnostics, and the ability to use them to track down the root cause of issues.
- Experience writing automated tests, and curiosity about test frameworks and test execution platforms.
- Comfort using agentic AI tools while applying sound judgment to review and validate what they produce.
- An interest in developer experience, usability, and reducing operational toil.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and comfort working with technical teams that have different needs and backgrounds.
- A sense of ownership, a habit of seeking feedback, and a drive to grow your skills and scope over time.
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.
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 https://www.axon.com/careers.
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 https://www.axon.com/careers.
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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