Engineering Manager, DevX

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. Our Team Axon Platform (APX) is the force multiplier. We provide high leverage services to internal and external customers, with scalable infrastructure and platform services, delightful builder experiences, and shared core customer experiences. We take thoughtful approach to ensure tangible benefits with measurable impact to our customers and empower owners to own. Your Impact As an Engineering Manager for the Developer Experience (DevX) group, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of software engineering at Axon. You will directly manage the squad, taking localized ownership of the systems that serve as the backbone for engineering velocity. By driving the strategy for our internal developer ecosystem, you will ensure every engineer at Axon can ship code faster and safer, directly impacting product quality and public safety outcomes. What You’ll Do Location: This role is based out of our Ho Chi Minh City office and follows a hybrid schedule: onsite Tuesday through Friday and remote on Mondays, unless an approved accommodation applies. We place a high value on in-person collaboration and building a strong in-office culture. Reports to: Engineering Director Lead and develop a squad in DevX group – Direct day-to-day people and operational management for a high-performing but relatively young engineering squad. Mentor and coach individual contributors, foster career growth, instill strong code ownership, and cultivate a collaborative, inclusive team culture. Drive our internal deployment platform . Contribute to the strategic design, roadmap, and core guidelines for the platform that lets engineers ship changes safely. Take end-to-end ownership of key systems your squad owns — including our build pipelines, deployment tooling, feature-flagging system, and related developer tools. Adopt a "Platform-as-a-Product" Mindset: Treat Axon's internal developers as your primary customers. Gather feedback and balance long-term platform vision with near-term deliverables to dramatically boost development productivity and software delivery safety. Drive Cross-Pillar Adoption: Partner with engineering leaders, Product Managers (PMs), Technical Program Managers (TPMs), and Staff Engineers across the APX ecosystem and other organizational pillars. Navigate organizational complexities to advocate for and scale the adoption of the Safe Changes Platform. Manage priorities and shield your teams – Act as the interface between your squads and the rest of Axon. Communicate and prioritize incoming requests to protect your teams from randomization, so they can remain focused on the most impactful work. Keep stakeholders informed about progress, risks, and needs, maintaining alignment and transparency. Build and scale the team – Take responsibility for hiring and growing the DevX teams as needed. Recruit and retain top engineering talent, and make thoughtful decisions about team composition and structure. Lead by example and uphold Axon’s culture – Serve as a cultural leader within the engineering org. Model Axon’s values of candor, care, and ownership in all your interactions. Foster an environment of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement where engineers are empowered to do the best work of their careers. AI – driving AI adoption as a standard part of how the team plans, builds, and operates, and coaching engineers on effective usage. What You Bring Education: Bachelor's Degre…