Who is Flock?

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.

Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.

Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. 

We have raised over $500M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $5.5B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.

The Opportunity

This role seeks to expand the capabilities of our Android Device Video team to build out Application level support for new products, performance improvements, features and to increase the velocity with which we can reliably release software across an increasing number, variety, and maturity of products. This role is expected to involve approximately 75% of new feature, architecture, design, and implementation work in the Android Apps space and 25% cross functional architecture and planning work with the Cloud, Installer, and Android Framework teams.

The Skillset

We're looking for people with:

• Strong Java, C/C++ skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience with Live Video on Embedded devices
• Experience with or ability to pick up Kotlin
• Be able to navigate the various layers of a video streaming stack: Transport protocols, container formats, cloud streaming concepts.
• Have demonstrated expertise in areas of Embedded Video Streaming. 
• Be able to learn new areas of Embedded Video Streaming or learn these areas: WebRTC, KVS/IVS, P2P Streaming, low latency video, performance optimization, quality optimization, testing and validation.
• Ability to read through a large existing codebase and adapt quickly.
• Have worked custom Android devices or ability to.
• Strong debugging skills and debugging on custom Android HW.
• Architecture, design, documentation.
• JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Gerrit, Git/GitHub.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with managing dashboards monitoring device health

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay, we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.

90 Days at Flock

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 as a Software Engineer at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Familiarize yourself with members of the Engineering and Product Team
• Learn as much as possible about Flock's devices, cloud systems, and customer requirements
• Understand Flock video product goals and system design

The First 60 Days 

• Ticket, plan, and execute on the implementation of a multi-stream video pipeline
• Contribute to the stability and quality of Flocks Video Streaming Solutions

90 Days & Beyond 

• Watch for and triage any bugs
• Deliver on the architecture and plans laid out previously
• Identify future improvements, and work with team to structure your work stream

The Interview 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. 

1. 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. 
2. The Technical Assessment: You will meet with a potential future coworker to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. You should expect the interview will cover the hard skills required to do the job, an architectural discussion, and an exploration of your past accomplishments and experiences. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field. 
3. 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. You will meet with several teammates and cross-functional partners. Engineers should expect a technical assessment through coding interviews or architecture discussions. Your recruiter will provide more details to ensure you are fully prepared for your big day. 
4. The Executive Review: A chance to meet a leader within the Device Software team. They will be looking to get to know you better, understand your motivations, and understand your technical background. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.

 

Salary & Equity

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $171,000 and $215,000 as well as Flock Safety Stock Options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.

The Perks

🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.

⚕️**Fully-paid **health benefits_ plan for employees_: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match. 

👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.

🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

🧠Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.

💖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. 

💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.

💻WFH Stipend:_ $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home._

📚Productivity 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._

🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies. 

Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.