Hype train - Software Engineer Axon Employee Review

2.0
Mar 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great room for personal growth if you can play the politics. Great PTO options and good perks. Great code base with skilled developers. Helping first responders.

Cons

Honestly they have a great mission, but the company is so poorly managed. There are almost no procedures for even an exit interview with HR. I had to arrange the exit interview myself, and they still pride themselves on being a startup, despite the fact that TASER has been around since the 90s. They also suffer from a "go after the shiniest object" syndrome, where they prematurely latched onto a drone reselling service despite in no way integrating into their product suite. Middle management is pretty much kids out of Harvard, so they tend to have a very entitled attitude, because in reality they have 2 years of work experience. The frat culture and sexism are just... always bubbling under the surface. Then there's the dishonesty, TASER has used some nasty PR tactics to silence victims of TASER death and their interference in medical trials and lawsuits are well-documented. There was a reason that they changed the name to Axon. Ultimately, they can be a good place to further your career if you are in the right team, but you have to kill your internal moral compass. And if you've worked in a tech startup before, I'm sure you'll know to see past the vat of kool-aid they pour over you.

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Axon Response
7y
Thank you for writing this review and sharing your perspective on Axon. As we've scaled from a small business launched in a garage to a global company developing public safety technology to protect life, we have strived to strike a balance between critical processes and empowering our teams with the confidence to act quickly and iteratively to bring us to the next level. We are an equal opportunity employer and recognize all of the skills and contributions our talented team brings to the table.

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