Senior Database Reliability Engineer Seattle, ...

Location: Seattle, Washington, United StatesJoin Axon and be a Force for Good.Work Location: This role is based out of our Seattle 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 DoReports to: Engineering DirectorDirect Reports: NoneLead coding, configuration management, and code reviewsLead and participate in datastore optimization and long-term choices to standardize Axon's datastore platformBuild out an automated k8s-based platform to manage the lifecycle of datastore technologiesJoin forces with peers across the organization to facilitate application design as it relates to the consumption of datastore technologiesDevelop a platform that vends datastore solutions and promotes best-practice utilization patternsPartner with our application teams to troubleshoot and suggest datastore utilization optimizationsWhat You BringThis position involves handling of classified federal data; under federal regulations, it is open to US Citizens onlyBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering; Masters degree a plusDemonstrated ability to write robust, maintainable code to support automation, tooling, and platform scalability using languages like Python or Go6+ years of professional software development experience; Platform automation tooling and/or developer experience tooling a plusExperience and depth designing complex systems at scaleExperience and depth with microservice architectures and patterns; Monolith migrations to microservice architectures a plusExperience and depth with Cloud (i.e. Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.) hosted services, architectures, and patternsExperience and depth with observability platforms like Grafana, DataDog, or New RelicExperience with various relational and noSQL datastore solutions with the ability to go deep on at least one technology (e.g. MySQL, Cassandra, Cosmos, DynamoDB, etc.)Experience and depth with queueing solutions like KafkaExperience and depth with IaC platforms like Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, etc.Empty headingBenefits that Benefit YouCompetitive salary and 401k with employer matchDiscretionary paid time offPaid parental leave for allFitness ProgramsEmotional & Mental Wellness supportAnd yes, we have snacks in our officesThe 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 134,250 in the lowest geographic market and USD 214,800 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 listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.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.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 . 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Created: 2025-09-17