Senior Software Engineer, Prepared

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. About Prepared As of October 1, 2025, Prepared has officially joined forces with Axon—a major milestone for both our team and the public safety community. United by a shared mission to Protect Life, Axon and Prepared are ushering in a new era of AI-powered emergency communications. Together, we’re closing the gap between the first call for help and resolution in the field—empowering responders with the clarity they need when every second counts. 911 is the backbone of public safety in America. But for too long, the professionals answering our calls have been let down by outdated technology. Prepared exists to change that. Since launching in 2021, we’ve used cutting-edge AI to help streamline millions of emergency calls across 49 states—supporting over 90 million people and transforming what's possible in crisis response. [... source excerpt omitted ...] arge impact while operating with a high degree of autonomy and ownership. This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of four days per week in our Manhattan office. In this role, you will tackle challenging engineering problems in spaces like audio/video processing and generative AI to bring new features and products from inception to scale, thoughtfully balancing speed and the high bar for stability necessitated by the mission-critical nature of our products. As an early member of the team, you will also play a key role in shaping the foundation of Prepared’s engineering culture. What You’ll Do Collaborate cross-functionally to architect and launch new user-facing features an [... source excerpt omitted ...] sly help improve the engineering processes and tools that allow us to scale the codebase and team Provide mentorship to less experienced engineers Travel occasionally to support customer deployments and onsite implementations What Makes You a Great Fit 5+ years of software engineering industry experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience Proficiency in or eagerness to learn our backend stack (Ruby on Rails, Golang) Experience with large-scale distributed systems Desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment Strong communication and interpersonal skills Our team is leaning into agentic software developmen