Senior Software Engineer I, Infrastructure

<div class="content-intro"><h4><strong>Join Axon and be a Force for Good.</strong></h4> <p>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.<br><br>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.</p></div><h3></h3> <h3>Your Impact</h3> <p>As a Senior Software Engineer on Dedrone’s Infrastructure Services team, you will design, build, and evolve the core systems that power both our developer platform and key backend services. You will combine strong software engineering fundamentals with deep infrastructure expertise to ensure our platform is scalable, reliable, and secure. This role goes beyond operating infrastructure—you will build production-grade backend services, design cloud-native systems, and own the CI/CD and runtime environments that support our product ecosystem. You will influence engineering standards, developer experience, and architectural direction across Dedrone’s product teams.</p> <h3>What You’ll Do</h3> <p><strong>Work Location:</strong> 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.<br><strong>Reports to:</strong> Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Services</p> <p><strong>Backend & Platform Service Engineering</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain production-grade backend services (primarily Java, Go, or Python) that power deployment orchestration, internal APIs, and developer platform capabilities.</li> <li>Contribute to architectural decisions including service boundaries, API design, persistence layers, scalability strategies, and fault tolerance.</li> <li>Improve performance, reliability, and maintainability of platform-owned services through strong testing practices and thoughtful system design.</li> <li>Maintain and evolve shared services owned by the Infrastructure Services team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>CI/CD & Developer Platform</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own, design, and optimize CI/CD systems supporting Dedrone’s distributed produ