[Hiring] Software Engineer @Axios

Role Description

Axios is a growth-focused media company dedicated to helping people get smarter, faster on what matters. We’re looking for a Software Engineer to help scale the systems that power Axios’ core products.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll help power the services, APIs, and data flows that make our audience-facing products fast, reliable, and scalable. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers across disciplines to build resilient systems that embody Axios’ commitment to clarity and make our readers smarter.

Responsibilities

• API development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable REST APIs to power Axios products.
• Service reliability: Build and optimize backend services using Golang and Python, ensuring they are resilient, performant, and maintainable.
• Data modeling: Design and evolve database schemas and performant queries to support new features and business requirements.
• Collaboration: Work closely with front-end engineers, quality engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver end-to-end features.
• Testing & quality: Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; contribute to Axios’ quality efforts by ensuring backend systems are covered with automated tests.
• Performance & observability: Monitor system health, contribute to our logging/metrics implementation, and proactively improve performance and scalability.
• AI fluency: Leverage AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or other assistants to accelerate development, improve code quality, and explore creative solutions.
• Continuous improvement: Participate in code reviews, propose improvements to architecture and practices, and stay up to date with evolving backend technologies.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years in backend or full-stack development, with hands-on experience in Golang and/or Python.
• Strong understanding of designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL) and ORMs (e.g., Gin, Django).
• Experience with unit and integration testing in Golang and/or Python, and a mindset of embedding quality into development.
• Awareness of common patterns for scaling backend services and optimizing performance.
• Comfort using tools like GitHub Copilot or Claude Code as part of your day-to-day workflow.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally in an agile environment.

Requirements

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Experience with gRPC services.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Honeycomb).
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Experience with performance testing or load testing of backend services.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match.
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network.
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave.
• Birth-givers will have an additional 6-8 weeks depending on type of delivery, for a total of 18-20 weeks continuous leave.
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays.
• One mental health day per quarter.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend.
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace.
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services.
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate.
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility.
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies.
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers.
• Virtual company-sponsored social events.
• A strong and positive work environment.
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture.