Is Axon a good company to work for?

Axon has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 863 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Axon to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Axon have been left by employees working as Product Manager , Sales and Account Executive .

Does Axon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Axon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Axon. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Axon?

61% of Axon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Axon 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Axon?

Software Engineer (59) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Sales (15) , Product Manager (14) , Account Executive (13) , Inside Sales Representative (11) , Software Engineer II (10) , Business Analyst (8) , Director (8) , Manager (8) , Customer Success Manager (7) , Engineer (7) , Program Manager (7) , Engineering Manager (6) , Leadership Development Program (6)

What are the pros of working at Axon according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 71 reviews)); "It’s also a great culture and fun place to be." ((in 71 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 59 reviews)); "There is unlimited PTO and you are encouraged to take advantage of it." ((in 24 reviews)); "Great team and always learning." ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Axon according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance:" ((in 28 reviews)); "Leadership is terrible and the middle management openly criticize their leaders." ((in 27 reviews)); "It seems like there are 4 managers to every employee and layers to cut through to get a decision made." ((in 10 reviews)); "Some times long hours daily" ((in 6 reviews)); "2) If you want a clear career path that you can follow this also may not be the best place." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Axon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Axon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Axon in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Axon locations?

Scottsdale , Seattle , Phoenix , Boston , New York , Charlotte , San Francisco , Atlanta , Denver , Arizona City , Los Angeles , San Diego , West Palm Beach , Boise , Sterling , Rio Verde , Petoskey , Detroit , Raleigh , Austin , Dallas , Houston , Texas City , Nashville , Orange , San Jose , Sunnyvale , Erie , Hartford , New Haven

Axon reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)

Rick Smith

76% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Axon has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 760 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Axon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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760 reviews

2.0

Mar 14, 2020

Hire/fire mentality

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is pretty good. Most people are competent and the work can be good if you are in the right groups. Amazing offices and good amount of snacks. They really do try to be like a tech company in San Fran. It's like a poorer version of Amazon. Company is transparent. Pay is also good if you demand it.

Cons

Engineering is led from Seattle and the rest of the teams cleanup their mess as product focus changes. If you are an engineer and NOT in Seattle then you are actually applying for a support role. People from all groups are fired constantly, even good performers. Literally everyone is at risk so be careful of purchasing a home or moving your family. Be sure to ask about this during the interview process. Ratio of engineering to middle mgmt is not ideal. Lots of meetings to discuss work, with only 1 person actually doing it.

5.0

Feb 8, 2016

In the midst of massive change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

TASER is changing the technological landscape in public safety. What was once a company with a single flagship product is now a fast-growing, software-driven company with a platform of innovative technologies. There is no shortage of projects to work on, and the people you get to work on them with are top of the line.

Cons

The massive change in momentum has brought some turmoil, including the majority of the company having been around for <2 years. This feels more significant in a 20 year old company than it does in a startup, and the change of pace can be a bit much for some people.

2.0

Feb 7, 2025

Chewed up and spat out

Sre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Axon's products impact the administration of criminal justice at thousands of agencies worldwide. It's a mission you can be proud of, and the engineering challenges are boundless. The company's financial performance is stellar; if you can manage to get any stock-based or performance-based compensation you'll do well.

Cons

The culture at Axon is quite toxic. It is very competitive, very political, and there is little collaboration between teams. Management doesn't have any interest in building an engineering culture; the focus is entirely on generating revenue in the short-term. Axon treats its engineers as cost centers, and its been offshoring more and more of its engineering over the past few years. Every engineer is expected to fight for their own right to exist; the company doesn't offer any training, some positions don't even offer an advancement rubric. The work in SRE is constant firefighting and manual toil. The company leans heavily on "hero culture" to keep services running. There is no effort put towards addressing technical debt or improving engineering processes. Working 50-60 hour weeks is expected from senior engineers. If you have a family, if you're in your 40s or older, if you want any work-life balance, expect to be managed out of the company in short order.

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