Mobile Engineer II - Android (Hybrid)

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.

This role is a senior Android engineer contributing to mission-critical real-time situational awareness systems.

Your Impact


Axon’s Real Time Operations (RTO) division builds situational awareness software that helps emergency responders manage life-and-death incidents. The application you will work on enables the officers on the field to access information about their team and access several types of camera feed including body cameras, CCTV and drones. Your work will directly improve response times, and increase responder safety.


Reports To: Engineering Manager
Work Location:
This role is based out of our London office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with the Axon product design team to turn mobile UI designs into functional, engaging solutions.
• Interface with cloud services for seamless integration across platforms.
• Set a high technical standard for the team through code and design reviews.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to own and deliver integrated solutions that meet customer needs.
• Enhance engineering processes, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and long-term planning.
• Build robust and reliable software that meets high standards for stability in mission-critical applications.
• Collaborate closely with other groups to align on goals, ensuring we deliver impactful and innovative solutions.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of industry experience shipping Android applications to the Google Play Store.
• Deep understanding of Kotlin and Android concepts
• Experience with modern clean architecture (MVVM, MVI, etc) including unit testing
• Android experience with Retrofit, coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, Jetpack Compose, Workmanager
• Experience with writing quality unit tests and E2E tests.
• Experience with integrating analytics and observability systems to mobile apps. At Axon, we use tools Datadog, Sentry, Firebase extensively.
• Understanding of real-time or low-latency systems and their constraints

Nice to have

• Understanding of networking technologies such as WebRTC, Server-Sent-Events, Websockets, RTMP.
• Experience working with video streaming and IoT devices / connectivity over BLE or Wifi is a plus
• Experience with maintaining CI/CD pipelines for mobile. At Axon we use Teamcity and Github Actions

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive base salary and RSUs
• Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution
• Private health insurance & cash plans
• 30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• GymPass subscription
• Life assurance & income protection
• Career growth 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.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

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