Senior Software Engineer, Flock
Embedded Test Infrastructure
$175-200k
+ Stock Options
Public safety operating system
Job no longer available
Public safety operating system
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$175-200k
+ Stock Options
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create safer, happier communities and cities by pre-emptively fighting crime.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about building new things to achieve what used to be impossible, and is excited about accelerating the development and delivery process, no matter what technology is required
- Has 5+ years of professional experience in software development, particularly in systems programming, test automation, or developer infrastructure
- Is proficient in a systems language like C++, and has experience with or a strong willingness to learn Kotlin
- Has hands-on experience working with embedded systems, IoT devices, or the Android platform (AOSP)
- Thinks like a builder and has a proven track record of creating test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, or developer tools from the ground up
- Is passionate about process improvement and enjoys the challenge of making complex systems faster, more reliable, and easier to work with
- Is a natural problem-solver who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and excels at influencing without direct authority
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, developing device emulators is a plus
What the job involves
- Flock’s product success comes from intelligent hardware, state-of-the-art machine learning, and scalable cloud software all working together as a single, powerful platform
- To reliably deliver and continue to grow the capabilities of this platform at an ever-increasing pace, testing across technologies is needed, requiring complex and challenging infrastructure
- Design and implement test processes that validate ML accuracy and decision logic within the device application
- Build infrastructure to test and validate cloud–device interactions
- Architect and develop advanced device simulators and virtual environments to minimize reliance on physical hardware, accelerating test cycles from weeks to hours
- Create and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) automation frameworks to ensure seamless performance on custom hardware
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in cross-functional development and firmware release processes, driving continuous improvement
- We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired in this role at Flock Safety
- The First 30 Days
- Review at least 1 PRs
- Pair Program with a team member on at least 1 patches
- Contribute to Embedded ML documentation
- Start contributing on first project
- The First 60 Days
- Continue contributing on first project:
- Complete 9 tickets, or a cumulative time effort of 96 hours
- Complete at least 2 unit tests
- 90 Days & Beyond
- Help complete first project
- Help plan, breakdown, start working next project
- Across both projects, complete 12 tickets, or a cumulative time effort of 128 hour
Application process
- We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. 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
Our take
Public vehicle surveillance provides valuable insights to emergency services for the prevention of crime, but bringing information together to create leads is difficult. There's no standardised system for inter-city vehicle surveillance, and this makes it difficult for communities and law enforcement services to work together.
Flock provides surveillance equipment that aims to improve the abilities of law enforcement and homeowner associations to communicate data with each other. The company focuses on vehicle surveillance, innovating on existing technology by using machine learning to categorise vehicles by color, license plate, state, and other data points.
Whilst automated surveillance equipment is used daily within federal police forces, Flock builds technology systems that provide a means for smaller law enforcement agencies to quantify and share surveillance data easily. The company has raised strong funding to support the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities. But it has also faced a large dose of backlash from groups and individuals who are concerned about its capability for mass surveillance and the privacy of the data it collects.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Mar 2025
$275m
LATE VC
Mar 2024
$200m
SERIES G
Total funding: $857.8m
Company benefits
- 🌴Use what you need PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays and your birthday off!
- ⚕️Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match
- 👪Family Leave: We provide 16 weeks of 100% paid leave for primary caregivers and 12 weeks of 100% paid leave for secondary caregivers
- 🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. We will reimburse $10,000 a year for adoption, surrogacy, or infertility
- 🧠Mental Health: All employees receive an annual subscription to Headspace
- 💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support
- 💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions
- 💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home
- 📚L&D Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more
- 🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office
- 🏢Coworking Space: If you’re not local to our ATL HQ, we’ll provide $250 a month to get you set up with an All Access Membership to WeWork (or a local coworking space in your area)
- 🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies
Company HQ
Home Park, Atlanta, GA
Leadership
Garrett Langley
(Founder & CEO)They worked in Computer Services freelance for over 6 years before joining Firethorn in 2015, and Clutch Technologies in 2014. They left their position as President of Moment LLC to found Flock Safety in April 2017.
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