Staff Software Engineer - Front-End Tooling

About Us

Founded in 2021, Axion is at the forefront of transforming product quality and customer satisfaction in manufacturing. Our cutting-edge AI-powered platform empowers manufacturers to swiftly identify, thoroughly investigate, and effectively resolve quality issues while simultaneously elevating customer experiences and outcomes.

As trailblazers in end-to-end quality intelligence, we're setting new industry standards. Our innovative approach enables industrial, aerospace, consumer, and medtech manufacturers to harness the power of quality and post-market data, driving down costs and boosting business performance.

Our vision extends beyond mere problem-solving; we're committed to reshaping the future of manufacturing. By seamlessly integrating advanced AI technology with deep industry expertise, Axion is paving the way for smarter, safer, and more efficient production processes across diverse sectors.

Backed by leading investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Amplo, Boeing, and RTX Ventures, Axion is poised to lead the quality revolution in manufacturing.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer with Front-End lean to take end-to-end ownership of our front-end architecture and developer tooling. This role is for someone who enjoys building foundations early, making opinionated (but pragmatic) decisions, and unblocking teams through better systems—not process.
You’ll operate as a technical owner and multiplier: shaping how front-end work gets done across the company while still writing production code every week. If you like being close to product, moving fast, and building things that scale with a growing team, this role

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve the front-end architecture across our applications, including structure, state management, and data flow

• Design and maintain front-end tooling that improves developer velocity (build systems, local dev, CI, testing, linting)

• Set clear technical direction and standards for performance, accessibility, and maintainability

• Make high-impact architectural decisions with a bias toward simplicity and iteration

• Build and maintain shared UI components and core front-end abstractions

• Partner closely with product engineers and designers to ensure front-end foundations support rapid product development

• Proactively identify pain points, technical debt, and scaling risks—and fix them before they slow the team down

• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical discussions

• Act as a front-end technical leader without needing formal people management

Requirements:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with deep hands-on front-end expertise

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks (React preferred)

• Proven experience owning or driving front-end architecture in a fast-moving environment

• Solid understanding of front-end tooling and build systems (e.g. Vite, Webpack, Babel, ESLint, testing frameworks)

• Experience building or maintaining shared component libraries or design systems

• Strong grasp of performance optimization, browser behavior, and accessibility best practices

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and making trade-offs in an early or evolving codebase

• Ability to influence technical direction through code, documentation, and collaboration

• Startup mindset: pragmatic, curious, and biased toward action over perfection

Who You Are:

You’re a builder and operator who thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability environments. You take pride in getting things done — thoughtfully, efficiently, and without drama. You’re energized by ambiguity, skilled at bringing clarity, and comfortable flexing between strategy and execution.

You value feedback — giving it, receiving it, and acting on it — and you see collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a burden. You’re low-ego but high-agency: you care about winning as a team more than being right individually. You move quickly, communicate directly, and make decisions grounded in impact and data.

You don’t need constant direction — you create momentum. You take ownership for outcomes, and you expect the same from those around you.

How We Operate:

We move fast, work smart, and hold ourselves to a high bar. Axion is a place for people who take pride in their craft and are motivated by meaningful work. We respect time off and boundaries, but we’re also realistic: hard problems sometimes require weekend pushes or late-night thinking sessions. We support that balance — intensity with respect for recharge.

We stay highly collaborative and connected throughout the day — much of our communication happens over Slack. We move quickly, share feedback often, and keep discussions open so decisions and context flow freely. If you value crisp communication, rapid iteration, and a steady hum of collaboration, you’ll fit right in.

We:

• Collaborate deeply. Feedback is part of how we build — everyone has a voice, and ideas win on merit.

• Leave ego at the door. Titles don’t define value; contribution does.

• Bias toward action. We iterate fast and favor progress over perfection.

• Communicate with clarity. Direct, transparent, and always in service of the mission.

• Act like owners. Everyone is accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.

• Sustain excellence. We push hard but don’t glorify burnout — we’re in this for the long game.

If you want to help shape a company redefining how manufacturing operates — and you thrive in a culture that rewards ownership, speed, and candor — you’ll feel at home here

What We Offer:

• Work with cutting-edge AI technology making a tangible impact in manufacturing

• Collaborative, mission-driven team and supportive leadership

• Generous time off

• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits

• Lunch stipend…. And much more

Ready to drive the future of manufacturing with AI? Apply today to join our team and help us build the category-defining platform for quality intelligence.

Axion is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.