Software Engineer II

<div class="content-intro"><h4><strong>Join Axon and be a Force for Good.</strong></h4> <p>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.<br><br>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.</p></div><p><strong>Your Impact&nbsp;</strong> <br>As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of Dedrone’s airspace security solutions. You will design, develop, and maintain software systems that power our drone detection and mitigation technologies. You will work on complex features, solve non-trivial technical problems, and contribute to technical decisions within your domain. <br><br>Location: Germany, Kassel <br>Reports to: Software Engineering Manager<br><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and develop scalable, high-performance software systems for Dedrone’s core products, ensuring reliability through best practices such as code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration</li> <li>Contribute to the design of new features and system components, making sound technical decisions within your area of ownership</li> <li>Own and deliver features end-to-end, from requirements clarification to production rollout</li> <li>Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver high-quality software</li> <li>Actively participate in coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and debugging to ensure robust and performant systems</li> <li>Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack, including integration challenges, concurrency issues, and performance bottlenecks</li> <li>Support production systems, including monitoring, debugging, and implementing long-term fixes for reliability issues</li> <li>Create and maintain technical documentation for software design and development processes</li> <li>Contribute to improvements in development practices, tools, and system design to increase team efficiency and software quality</li> </ul> <p><br><strong>What You Bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field</li> <li>Professional experience building and operating backend or distributed systems</li> <li>Strong programming skills in at least one modern language (e.g.