Your ImpactYou aren't like everybody else. You aim a little higher. You reach a little further. Your experience is much broader than just a previous career or a few past jobs. You've been listening, learning, and paying attention to recent events which have demonstrated to you why building world-class technology for Public Safety is so important. You do more because it matters to you. And when it comes to looking for that next opportunity, you want to do work that matters to others.At Axon, we build connected devices such as body cameras powered by an industry-leading digital evidence management platform. Our hardware, software, and training platforms bring security, efficiency, and transparency to law enforcement and are enabling us to truly change the world. The Axon business is growing rapidly and we are looking for a dedicated and proven Unity Tools Engineer to join our Virtual & Augmented Reality team.As a member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for bringing our VR content to life with planning and prototyping and also through to production development and launch. We are seeking a Unity Tools engineer to design, build and iterate on the platform and applications (both VR and Mobile) that make up our VR based training. You will partner with design, art, user research, product and multiple engineering teams to create a connected, scalable, performant and highest quality VR training experience that revolutionizes police training.You will join an interdisciplinary team that is tackling the biggest challenges in public safety training head-on, including immersive VR-based empathy and de-escalation training to help officers engage with the communities they serve with greater awareness and safety. We seek to revolutionize how training is implemented within public safety and we seek to accomplish this while abiding to the following guiding principles:Build VR and AR Solutions for Social Good: With our mission to Protect Life, we develop VR & AR solutions that benefit both law enforcement and the community, while addressing key issues in society.Empower Agencies with Data: Deliver ongoing data and analysis that provide agencies with key insights that enable them to make decisions that result in building better, more efficient, and positive programs.Develop an Active and Diverse Virtual Platform: Leverage the latest in VR technologies to create a robust portfolio of solutions and the highest-quality content, that enable users to be more effective in their roles and manage the challenges of 21st century public safety.Our VR TeamWe believe that happy teams make the best products, so we foster a friendly, open, introspective team culture that encourages everyone to speak their mind, collaborate together, and have fun.We believe we can only succeed if we deeply understand our customers and get to know them. We spend a lot of time with law enforcement officers to learn about their needs, watch their experience and see the real impact of our work. We also work closely with our Axon Community Impact team, along with other community subject experts to create our content and curriculum to reflect the needs of both law enforcement + community.What You'll DoYou will be a core member of the VR development team, prototyping new experiences and technologies and developing our core shipping products. You will be a strategic partner to UX, Art, Product Management and Design when identifying product features. On any given day you may find yourself:Planning, designing, and implementing a next generation feature that is a part of your current sprint.Communicating with the team in standup about a problem that you are prioritizing.Working closely with Art, Design, and Engineering teams to create tools to support content creation.Reviewing requirements, specifications and technical design documents to help direct the course of projectsContributing to or leading the strategy of a new development pipeline.Helping establish new standards and practices in the process of content creation in a growing teamParticipate in design, user research, and code reviews with colleagues.Exploring the tech and performing feasibility analysis on features with the Design and PM team before they finalize a long term roadmap.What You Bring5+ years of experience as a tools engineer creating AA/AAA video games or immersive experience,Deep experience building and shipping customer facing applications in UnityDeep experience supporting art and design teams through the entirety of a development lifecycleExceptional C#, system architecture, and class design skillsAbility to maintain high code quality standards for long-lived projectsExperience collaborating with art and design teams to integrate models, animations, shaders, audio, and UI.Experience profiling and achieving technical, optimization, render, and implementation constraints.Works effectively with cross-functional teams including teams of multiple engineers and QA.Experience creating titles on XR platforms (HTC Vive / HoloLens / Oculus / PlayStation VR) or for mobile (Android / iOS) preferred but not required.Benefits That Benefit YouCompetitive salary and 401K with employer matchDiscretionary paid time offRobust parental leave policyAn award-winning office/working environmentRide along with real police officers in real life situations, see them use technology, get inspiredBenefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you workThe Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 122,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 234,000 in the highest geographic market. The on target earnings range for this role is between USD 187,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 359,000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits
