Senior Database Reliability Engineer II

2 Months ago • 10 Years + • DevOps • $153,600 PA - $230,400 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Axon's Platform team seeks a Sr. Database Reliability Engineer II to lead datastore optimization, build automated k8s-based platforms, collaborate on application design, develop datastore solutions, and troubleshoot datastore utilization. The role involves managing petabytes of video and other evidence data, transitioning to industrial-strength reliability and modern cloud offerings. This position requires expertise in various relational and NoSQL databases, cloud services (Azure, AWS, GCP), observability platforms (Grafana, DataDog, New Relic), queueing solutions (Kafka), and IaC platforms (Terraform, Pulumi). Experience with microservice architectures and large-scale system design is crucial.
Must have:
  • 10+ years software development experience
  • Experience designing complex systems at scale
  • Expertise with relational and NoSQL databases
  • Cloud services (Azure, AWS, GCP) experience
  • Microservice architecture experience
  • Experience with observability platforms
  • Experience with queueing solutions (Kafka)
  • Experience with IaC platforms (Terraform, Pulumi)
Good to have:
  • Platform automation tooling experience
  • Developer experience tooling
  • Monolith to microservice migration experience
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and 401k match
  • Paid time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, dental, vision plans
  • Fitness programs
  • Emotional & mental wellness support
  • Learning & development programs

Job Details

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
In the Axon's Platform team, we're solving some of the hardest cloud challenges today. We provide the underlying system that ingests tens of petabytes of video from hundreds of thousands of officers around the world. We ensure that these videos are uploaded accurately, stored safely and permanently, and with audit-logging to track chain of custody and use. We also handle a growing set of other types of evidence: audio, photographs, sensor streams, you name it. We are one of the world’s largest customers of Blob storage.

We're now at the ‘knee of the curve’, as we are transitioning to industrial-strength reliability and modern cloud software offerings. If you enjoy working on large-scale projects, and collaboratively leading and setting the technical direction of a team, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do
Location: Remote
Reports to: Engineering Director
Direct Reports: None

  • Lead coding, configuration management, and code reviews
  • Lead and participate in datastore optimization and long-term choices to standardize Axon's datastore platform
  • Build out an automated k8s-based platform to manage the lifecycle of datastore technologies
  • Join forces with peers across Axon to facilitate application design as it relates to the consumption of datastore technologies
  • Develop a platform that vends datastore solutions and promotes best-practice utilization patterns
  • Partner with our application teams to troubleshoot and suggest datastore utilization optimizations


What You Bring 

  • This position involves handling of classified federal data; under federal regulations, it is open to US Citizens only
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or relevant work experience; Masters degree a plus
  • 10+ years of professional software development experience; Platform automation tooling and/or developer experience tooling a plus
  • Experience and depth designing complex systems at scale
  • Experience and depth with microservice architectures and patterns; Monolith migrations to microservice architectures a plus
  • Experience and depth with Cloud (i.e. Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.) hosted services, architectures, and patterns
  • Experience and depth with observability platforms like Grafana, DataDog, or New Relic
  • Experience with various relational and noSQL datastore solutions with the ability to go deep on at least one technology (e.g. MySQL, Cassandra, etc.)
  • Experience and depth with queueing solutions like Kafka
  • Experience and depth with IaC platforms like Terraform, Pulumi, etc.

 

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.

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 153,600 in the lowest geographic market and USD 230,400 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.

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.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.

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