Staff AI Embedded Software Engineer - Connected Devices
Axon is seeking a Staff AI Embedded Software Engineer to lead critical software engineering initiatives across multiple embedded product lines, including body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, stationary cameras, drones, and emerging connected device solutions. This role involves defining and advancing embedded software architectures, ensuring system-wide excellence in stability, scalability, security, and performance.
Key responsibilities include leading the technical direction for AI-enabled capabilities across connected devices, collaborating on large-scale model training, data strategy, deployment, and iterative improvement across multiple product lines. The engineer will partner with research, product, and platform teams to integrate emerging AI approaches, shaping Axon's medium and long-term AI strategy for connected devices. Additionally, the role involves establishing and enforcing standards for embedded software and AI system design, identifying and mitigating risks associated with AI systems, and providing executive-level guidance and mentorship to enhance the capabilities of the embedded software engineering teams.
The ideal candidate will have over 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 expertise in embedded systems architecture, firmware integration, and device-level software engineering is required, along with hands-on experience deploying and optimizing AI inference workloads on constrained edge platforms. Proven experience designing, training, and operating machine learning models at scale, practical experience with large-scale AI systems, and a track record of addressing system-wide challenges in performance, scalability, reliability, security, and safety are essential. Additionally, at least 7 years of experience mentoring senior engineers and leading complex, strategic engineering initiatives across multiple teams is required.
Axon offers a competitive salary and 401k with employer match, discretionary paid time off, paid parental leave for all, medical, dental, and vision plans, fitness programs, emotional and mental wellness support, learning and development programs, and office snacks. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and location.
This role is based out of Axon's Seattle, Boston, or Scottsdale offices and follows a hybrid schedule, with in-person collaboration from Tuesday through Friday and remote work on Mondays. Axon believes that connection fuels innovation and fosters meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.