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Embedded Software Engineer I
Axon Enterprise INC · 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 117 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 19 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Axon Enterprise INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles38 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in WA: $149k–$188k, median $185k. Most were filed at wage level III (41%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 117 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 19 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 You will be part of a high-impact software engineering team that develops embedded software for Axon devices , ensuring critical evidence is captured during mission-essential moments for our customers. This is an opportunity to work alongside talented software and firmware engineers and contribute to the creation of next-generation public safety products, including body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, wireless microphones, and more. As an engineer on the team, you will be intimately involved in the architecture decisions that will shape our products. You are dedicated to building device software that requires high stability and fast, consistent performance. You love working with the latest open source technologies, and can leverage your system design skills to make the right technical decisions on a system that needs to be bullet-proof. Not only can you drive decisions among competing engineering trade-offs, your empathy with customers allows you to offer innovative solutions for our customer problems. You will be working closely with product managers and designers to ensure we are building the right solution for our customers. You also enjoy mentoring other engineers, and love to be a hands-on teacher helping to up level the team around you. Your job, as an Embedded Application Software Engineer, will be to design, develop, test and maintain embedded applications and the supporting systems and libraries, while interfacing with cloud and firmware services for the devices. Join us to work with a passionate, mission-driven group of people who want to positively impact the lives of first responders and those that they serve. What You’ll Do Reports to: Engineering Manager Direct Reports: 0 ● Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of embedded applications and network configurations for current and future Axon products ● Implement features and enhancements in C/C++, Go, or Python with a focus on reliability and performance ● Write and maintain unit, integration, and system-level tests ● Participate actively in code reviews, design discussions, and technical problem solving ● Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Firmware, and Cloud Engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions ● Debug and resolve issues across embedded devices, networking layers, and supporting systemss ● Support continuous improvement of engineering processes including sprint planning, retrospectives, and release cycles ● Learn and apply modern open source tools and frameworks relevant to embedded systems What You Bring ● 1–3 years of professional software development experience ● Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: C/C++, Go, or Python ● Experience working with Linux-based systems in a professional setting ● Experience writing unit and integration tests ● Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures,algorithms, and object-oriented design ● Exposure to embedded devices and networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, or VPN is a plus ● Strong debugging and problem-solving skills ● Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment ● Eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced, mission-