Senior Frontend Software Engineer (Hybrid)

As a Senior Frontend Software Engineer at Axon, you will be responsible for planning, designing, and implementing user interface features that are both highly functional and easy to use. Your efforts will contribute directly to the development of groundbreaking products aimed at enhancing public safety. Additionally, you will work cross-functionally with other teams, defining standards for code quality as well as ensuring compliance with web accessibility standards.

To qualify for the Senior Frontend Software Engineer position at Axon, candidates should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, along with at least 6 years of professional software development experience. Proficiency in frontend languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, or CSS, as well as frameworks like React, is also essential.

Axon promotes a positive work-life balance through its discretionary paid time off policy and offers paid parental leave for all employees. The company also provides various wellness programs to support emotional and mental health, which is essential for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

As a Senior Frontend Software Engineer at Axon, you can expect a competitive salary, a 401k plan with employer matching, and various medical, dental, and vision plans. Additional benefits include learning and development programs as well as wellness support initiatives, all designed to promote overall well-being and personal growth.

In the role of Senior Frontend Software Engineer at Axon, you will primarily work with frontend technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, and frameworks like React. You'll also focus on building user interfaces that meet web accessibility standards, providing a seamless experience across various platforms and user demographics.

When responding to this question, emphasize the specific frameworks you have worked with, like React. Detail your experience in projects where you effectively used these frameworks to solve problems, improve performance, or enhance the user experience.

Focus on examples where you contributed to large-scale web applications. Highlight your role, the technologies involved, and how performance, scalability, and user experience were addressed. Discuss any challenges encountered and how you overcame them.

Explain your methods for ensuring accessibility, such as following WCAG guidelines, incorporating ARIA roles, and conducting accessibility testing. Provide examples of how you’ve implemented these practices in past projects to make applications usable for diverse user groups.

Share specific tools and techniques you use for debugging, such as browser developer tools, logging, or performance profiling. Include examples of how these methods helped you identify and fix issues in past projects.

Discuss your time management approach and tools you utilize to prioritize tasks, such as Agile methodologies or stakeholder collaboration. Offer examples of situations where prioritization significantly influenced the project’s success.

Share your insights on user experience by discussing the importance of usability, design principles, and user-testing feedback. Support your answer with examples of how you’ve achieved excellent user experience in previous roles.

Address your approach to ensuring cross-browser compatibility by mentioning tools like Testing Libraries or frameworks that help. Share any challenges you've faced in the past regarding compatibility and how you resolved them.

Choose a relevant project and discuss the challenges you faced, the steps you took to resolve the issues, and the final outcome. This will demonstrate your problem-solving skills and resilience.

Detail your familiarity with version control systems such as Git. Discuss how you’ve used these tools within teams to manage code changes, branches, and collaboration during development.

Discuss the resources you use to stay current, such as blogs, forums, or attending conferences. Share any recent trends in frontend development that excite you and how you'd like to implement them at Axon.