Software Engineering Manager - Knowledge Graph

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

On the Entity Graph Squad, we’re building and scaling the knowledge graph that powers how law enforcement agencies understand, link, and act on critical incident data. This graph sits at the heart of our platform, enabling officers to connect interactions, evidence, and suspects across jurisdictions in real time. You’ll lead a high-performing team of 8 engineers focused on core APIs and services that surface graph intelligence to users. Our systems handle complex entity relationships at scale.

As the engineering manager of this team you’ll lead efforts to build a multi-jurisdictional data sharing platform that enables agencies to securely query and correlate data across organizational boundaries, design and ship a robust entity matching and deduplication engine to improve the integrity and usability of our knowledge graph, and create a rules-based data retention system that balances regulatory compliance, privacy, and operational effectiveness.

This is a high-ownership, high-leverage role. Your team’s work is central to the product’s data architecture, and your decisions will have direct impact on our customers and public safety outcomes.

What You'll Do

Location: Onsite at our Seattle, WA office (Hybrid - Tuesday through Friday)
Reports to: Senior Engineering Manager
Direct Reports: 8 engineers ranging from junior to senior

• Manage and mentor a talented group of 8 engineers at various levels
• Drive engineering best practices around scalability, data integrity, performance, and observability
• Conduct regular design and code reviews and provide hands-on architectural guidance when needed
• Partner closely with Product, Design and Security to define the roadmap and deliver foundational infrastructure
• Implement and improve engineering and operational best practices
• Collaborate with leadership to shape hiring strategy and grow the team sustainably

What You Bring

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including technical leadership and system design
• 3+ years of direct people management experience
• A track record of planning and delivering on multiple overlapping projects spanning several months
• An ability to define and evolve engineering culture
• A clear point of view on mentoring, performance management, and team development
• Strong communication skills that can be tailored to the right audience, whether that’s the team or senior leadership
• You thrived in multi-functional organizations by building consensus and partnering with product management, UX design, security, and recruiting

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

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work

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 150,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 240,000 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 www.axon.com/careers/benefits.

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.

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