Site Reliability Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Axon and lead a team of SRE experts in delivering solutions to real-time problems for mission-critical cloud-native services. As an SRE Engineering Manager, you will drive team execution, lead technical direction, collaborate with various teams, manage engineers' careers, and coach for continuous improvement. This remote role requires 8+ years of experience in managing large-scale platforms, expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, and experience with various cloud platforms and tools. Axon offers competitive salary, 401k matching, paid time off, parental leave, comprehensive health benefits, fitness programs, wellness support, and learning and development opportunities. US citizenship is required due to handling of classified federal data. Even if you don't meet every requirement, Axon encourages applications.

Requirements

• This position involves handling of classified federal data; under federal regulations, it is open to US Citizens only
• 8+ years of applicable experience
• A track record of planning and delivering on multiple overlapping projects spanning several months
• Experience implementing an engineering process that emphasized security, availability, scalability, and operational discipline
• Experience managing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar
• Experience operating in Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar
• Experience using managed languages such as Python, Go, C#, Java, or similar
• Experience utilizing CI/CD platforms and observability tools
• Experience designing tooling to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems
• Empathy to support the needs of software engineers

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of your team by leading planning, prioritization, stand-ups, and team retro meetings
• Lead the technical direction of the team through architectural discussions and code reviews
• Work with product managers, senior engineers, and client teams to get ‘ahead of the curve' and explore new opportunities
• Join forces with recruiting to hire a top-notch engineering team
• Manage engineers and their careers with 1:1s and performance reviews
• Coach your team for continuous improvements
• Lead large scale projects that impact multiple engineering teams
• Execute and deliver new features and improvements to Axon’s engineering teams on a regular basis

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs