Site Reliability Engineer (Australia, Remote)
Axon · Australia · 5mo ago
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 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.
What You'll Do
Location: Remote anywhere in Australia
- Contribute to building and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure cloud platforms and tools.
- Apply site reliability engineering principles to improve system stability and performance.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
- Troubleshoot and debug issues in distributed cloud-native systems.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support service reliability and operational excellence.
- Create and maintain documentation to support engineers and improve self-service capabilities.
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, learning best practices along the way.
- Continuously develop your skills and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
What You Bring
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in software engineering, SRE, or infrastructure roles
- Solid understanding of operating systems, preferably Linux
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar
- Experience with Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Go, C#, Java, or similar
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation practices
- Experience with observability tools (logging, metrics, APM)
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code concepts (e.g., Terraform, ARM, etc.)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Australian government security clearance, or ability to obtain clearance (AUS citizenship) required
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility
- Attractive Paid Time Off
- Monthly Stipend for Medical Insurance
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for All Employees
- Emotional & Mental Wellness Support
- Learning & Development Programs
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.
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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.
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