Senior Firmware Engineer, Flock Safety

• A Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years experience
• Proven track record of working with a large fleet of connected devices, a good understanding of different phases of their lifecycle and related challenges
• Development experience within embedded systems/firmware design at multiple stages of the product life cycle (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release and scaling)
• Experience with MCU firmware development bare-metal and RTOS-based
• Experience with device bring-up within MCU bare metal, RTOS, Linux or Android ecosystems
• Experience with Android system architecture (HAL, Android Linux Kernel, Android Build System, etc)
• Proficient in C and C++
• Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, including custom tooling, containers, Gerrit/Git, etc

Desirable

• Flock Safety is looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our Device Firmware Team, a dynamic group renowned for its exceptional engineering talent
• We are responsible for all of the code running on thousands of solar-powered devices that are at the heart of our mission, enabling the seamless capture and upload of millions of images and streaming video content to the cloud daily
• This role will focus on developing high-quality MCU firmware for existing and next-generation platforms
• You will work with key internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure deliverables meet our development and design bar, develop customizations in the drivers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver quality software and firmware
• This serves as a preview of the 90-day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as a Firmware Engineer at Flock Safety:
• The First 30 Days:
• Learn about the firmware software development lifecycle and tools, get your development environment set up, and your build server up and running
• Learn about different MCU-based and Android-based devices that our team is working on
• Gradually ramp up on each product, deliver a small bug fix or an improvement in the code base
• The First 60 Days:
• Continue making improvements to device firmware
• Familiarize yourself with firmware-common library, and how it is integrated into existing projects and it’s current roadmap
• 90 Days & Beyond:
• Make valuable contributions to our firmware-common library, help with its integration into our MCU-based products, identify gaps and needs in the library and collaborate with partners to establish its roadmap
• Deliver larger-scope fixes and improvements for MCU-based devices and on the Android host side

• Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way
• Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are
• The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field
• The Technical Assessment: Our technical assessments seek to test the hard skills required to do the job. Engineers may find themselves in coding interviews or architecture discussions, sales roles may present mock discovery calls, and leadership roles may craft 90 day plans. Your recruiter will inform you of which assessment you will be assigned and ensure you are fully prepared for your big day
• The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners
• The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more