Mobile Engineer II - Android; Hybrid

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We pursue society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. We work better together, connect with candor and care, and seek 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.

This role is a senior Android engineer contributing to mission‑critical real‑time situational awareness systems.

Axon’s Real Time Operations (RTO) division builds situational awareness software that helps emergency responders manage life‑and‑death incidents. The application you will work on enables officers in the field to access information about their team and camera feeds from body cameras, CCTV and drones. Your work will directly improve response times and increase responder safety.

Engineering Manager

This role is based out of our London office and follows a hybrid schedule. 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.

• Collaborate with the Axon product design team to turn mobile UI designs into functional, engaging solutions.
• Interface with cloud services for seamless integration across platforms.
• Set a high technical standard for the team through code and design reviews.
• Partner with Product, Design and Engineering teams to own and deliver integrated solutions that meet customer needs.
• Enhance engineering processes, including sprint planning, stand‑ups, and long‑term planning.
• Build robust and reliable software that meets high standards for stability in mission‑critical applications.
• Collaborate closely with other groups to align on goals, ensuring we deliver impactful and innovative solutions.

• 6+ years of industry experience shipping Android applications to the Google Play Store.
• Deep understanding of Kotlin and Android concepts.
• Experience with modern clean architecture (MVVM, MVI, etc.) including unit testing.
• Android experience with Retrofit, coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, Jetpack Compose, Work manager.
• Experience writing quality unit tests and E2E tests.
• Experience integrating analytics and observability systems into mobile apps (Datadog, Sentry, Firebase).
• Understanding of real‑time or low‑latency systems and their constraints.

• Understanding of networking technologies such as WebRTC, Server‑Sent‑Events, Websockets, RTMP.
• Experience working with video streaming and IoT devices / connectivity over BLE or WiFi is a plus.
• Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines for mobile (Team City and Git Hub Actions).

• 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.
• Gym Pass subscription.
• Life assurance & income protection.
• Career growth support and wellness resources.

We are committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. 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 anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

The above job description is not exhaustive of all duties or responsibilities and may change at any time. Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

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Axon is an equal opportunity employer that employs a diverse workforce and advances inclusion and equity throughout the organization. Axon encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, pregnancy, or other protected status. Axon is a protected class employer in states or regions where protected class status is employed.