Sr Site Reliability Engineer I

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Social Impact • Software • Wearables
Axon is the global leader of connected public safety technologies, including hardware, software and training.
The Role
As a Sr Site Reliability Engineer, you will enhance cloud-native services, build foundational platforms, and influence engineering practices, ensuring high reliability and performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
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

As a contributor in the SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) organization, you are passionate about delivering solutions to the real-time problems our mission-critical cloud native services encounter. You are also obsessed about achieving the high quality and reliability our customers demand. You will work closely not only with the SRE division, but your technical deliverables will reach the entire engineering organization to enable product teams to continuously deliver features on the vanguard of innovation.
Work Location:
This role is based out of our London 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.

What You'll Do
  • Build robust, easy-to-use foundational platforms and tools that enable engineering teams to provision services rapidly, consistently, and securely.
  • Exemplify cloud-native site reliability best practices.
  • Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise.
  • Employ strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug problems in cloud native distributed systems.
  • Influence and educate the engineering organization to adopt new and improved architectural patterns.
  • Provide robust documentation for use by engineers to promote self-service
  • Take calculated risks, champion new ideas, and cultivate your craft.
What You Bring
  • 5+ years of applicable experience
  • Strong Operating Systems Skills, preferably Linux
  • Experience operating cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar.
  • Experience utilizing container technologies like Kubernetes, Docker or similar.
  • Experience using scripting languages such as Python, go, Bash, or similar.
  • Experience of code collaboration such as GitHub, ArgoCD, or similar.
  • Experience utilizing DevOps CI/CD platforms to automate provisioning infrastructure, software builds, tests, and releases.
  • Experience using observability tools such as APM, logging, and metrics to assist with debugging issues.
  • Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools for provisioning infrastructure such as Terraform, Cloudformation, or similar.
  • Experience designing tooling to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems.
  • Familiarity with building flexible and testable Infrastructure as Code modules.
  • Empathy to support the needs of software engineers.
  • Ability to obtain UK SC security clearance. 5 years UK residency.

Benefits that Benefit You

  • Competitive base salary and RSUs
  • Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution
  • Private health insurance & cash plans
  • 30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  • GymPass subscription
  • Life assurance & income protection
  • Career growth support and wellness resources

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.

We collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access, deletion, or exercise other CCPA rights at [email protected] or via our Axon Privacy Web Form. For more information, please see the Your California Privacy Rights section of our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.

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 [email protected].  Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.

Phishing alert:  Axon will never ask you to pay for any part of the hiring process, including training, equipment, or background checks. We do not make job offers via text message, WhatsApp, or instant messaging platforms without a formal interview process.  All legitimate job openings are listed on our official careers page at https://www.axon.com/careers.  If you receive a suspicious offer or outreach from an email address that is not @axon.com, or if you are asked for sensitive personal information (bank details, Social Security Number) prematurely, please ignore the message and report it to [email protected].


Skills Required

  • 5+ years of applicable experience
  • Strong Operating Systems Skills, preferably Linux
  • Experience operating cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar
  • Experience utilizing container technologies like Kubernetes, Docker or similar
  • Experience using scripting languages such as Python, Go, Bash, or similar
  • Experience of code collaboration such as GitHub, ArgoCD, or similar
  • Experience utilizing DevOps CI/CD platforms to automate provisioning infrastructure, software builds, tests, and releases
  • Experience using observability tools such as APM, logging, and metrics
  • Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools for provisioning infrastructure such as Terraform, Cloudformation or similar
  • Experience designing tooling to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems
  • Ability to obtain UK SC security clearance

Axon Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Axon and has not been reviewed or approved by Axon.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer HSA contributions and 24/7 mental-health support. Wellness programs and fitness options further enhance the package.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Total rewards commonly include stock grants and an employee stock purchase plan alongside base pay and bonuses. Equity is highlighted as a motivating component of compensation.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is offered, including a standard period with additional supplemental pregnancy leave. Family-focused policies are positioned as a meaningful part of the overall benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Scottsdale, AZ
2,700 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

Our mission is to protect life by making the bullet obsolete and developing technologies to make the world a safer place. Axon is a software & hardware team of product experts, security pros, engineering wizards, sales & marketing pros, and technology buffs - all committed to helping make the world a safer place.

Why Work With Us

Axon innovations exist to bridge the divide between communities and law enforcement. Our team works to solve big societal issues by providing public safety with the tools to help decrease use-of-force and increase transparency and accountability. Big goals mean we need high-performance teams, independent thinking, and cross-functional excellence.

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