Site Reliability Engineer II Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts

Position: Site Reliability Engineer II Boston, Massachusetts, United States Boston, Massachusetts

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 Site Reliability Engineer II within the APX SRE organization, you’ll focus on delivering practical, scalable solutions to support the reliability and performance of our mission‑critical, cloud‑native global Kubernetes platform and the services that run on it. You care deeply about system stability, clear documentation, and creating tools that improve the developer experience.

Work Location: This role is based out of our Boston 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 As an SRE, you’ll play a critical role in building the infrastructure and tools that power reliable, scalable, and secure engineering operations across the company. You will:

• Build robust, easy‑to‑use Kubernetes platforms and tools that enable engineering teams to provision and operate 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.
• Continually seek improvement within our Kubernetes platform for improved reliability, operability, and cost efficiency.
• Take calculated risks, champion new ideas, and cultivate your craft.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of applicable experience in platform engineering, and container orchestration.
• Experience building platforms on clouds such as Azure and AWS.
• Building, operating, and innovating clustering solutions for Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar in production at scale.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Go, C#, Java, or similar.
• Experience of code collaboration such as Git Hub, ArgoCD, or similar.
• Experience utilizing 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, Pulumi, 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.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match.
• Discretionary time off.
• Paid parental leave for all.
• Fitness programs.
• Emotional & 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.

Base Pay Range

$115,500 — $184,800 USD

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…