Software Engineer II

AxonLondon, England, United Kingdom - Hybrid1mo ago

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Requirements

3+ years of professional software engineering experience, primarily in backend roles.
Strong experience with one or more backend languages (e.g. C#, Java, Go, Python, etc.).
Solid understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and service-oriented architectures.
Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL data stores.
Familiarity with cloud, hybrid, or on-prem environments (Azure experience is a plus).
Ability to reason about performance, reliability, fault tolerance, and security.
Experience with testing, CI/CD pipelines, and supporting production systems.
A collaborative mindset and comfort working in cross-functional teams.
Experience with C# / .NET, or willingness to work in a .NET-heavy codebase.
Background modernising legacy systems or working in long-lived platforms.
Exposure to on-prem or hybrid deployments and security-sensitive environments.
Familiarity with messaging systems, background processing, or event-driven architectures.
Experience with observability tooling (logging, metrics, alerting).
Interest in AI-assisted development tools and workflows.
Passion for building trustworthy, mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that support Evidence Local’s on-prem and hybrid deployments.
Contribute to both new development and the modernisation of existing systems, improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Participate in architecture discussions around availability, security, data integrity, and performance.
Work on systems that handle high-throughput data ingestion and long-lived workloads.
Write clean, well-tested production code and participate in code reviews and design sessions.
Leverage AI-accelerated development tools thoughtfully as part of your daily workflow using them to speed up iteration, explore solutions, and improve quality, while applying strong engineering judgement to everything that ships
Collaborate with product managers, QA, and platform teams to deliver reliable, observable features.
Own features end-to-end — from design and implementation through deployment and production support.
Participate in incident response, retrospectives, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
Bring a thoughtful, quality-first mindset to systems people depend on in real-world, high-stakes environments.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and RSUs
Pension plan with matching contributions
Private health insurance and cash plans
30 days paid holiday plus UK public holidays
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
GymPass subscription
Life assurance and income protection
Career growth, learning support, and wellness resources
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.
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