Senior Software Engineer, Wireless Networking and Streaming

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 $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $7.5B 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.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in networking and real-time video streaming, particularly in challenging and congested wireless environments.

In this role, you will:

• Own the end-to-end streaming architecture, designing and implementing an optimized solution tailored for a complex Flock use case involving both ground and aerial nodes.

• Develop and apply reliability metrics, with a strong emphasis on latency, throughput, and resiliency.

• Build and support automation frameworks to simulate real-world scenarios, stress-test the system, and continuously improve robustness and performance.

• Collaborate closely with software, systems, and cloud engineering teams to deliver an integrated, high-performing solution.
  

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• 3-5+ years of proven experience in real-time video applications, networking protocols, and performance optimization within constrained or challenging wireless environments.

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement low-latency, high-reliability streaming solutions in dynamic, multi-node environments.

• Expert-level proficiency in C, C++, and Python.

• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation).

• Proven track record of excellent teamwork and successful collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with wireless standards, including 3GPP, Wi-Fi, or CV2X.

• Experience with commercial connectivity devices, such as Mobile and IoT solutions.

• Knowledge of wireless product software stacks.

• Familiarity with big data platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, or similar.

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.

We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe 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 NPI Engineer at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Learn about Flock products and how to use them in the lab.

• Working on establishing a test set-up that can facilitate a video stream from a transmitter over wifi to a receiver and create a test framework.

The First 60 Days

• Architecture and automate an RVR over this set-up. Establish metrics.

• Develop connectivity interface between cloud and a wifi based radio for drone operation

90 Days & Beyond

• Develop user space level features that are required for optimizing video and latency performance over a noisy environment.

• Complete the 90 days with a demonstration of the automated set-up and test and evaluation that facilitates RVR and statistics extraction at a basic level.

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 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive in your function and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $149,600- $187,000 as well as Flock Safety Stock Options.

🌴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: 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. We will reimburse $10,000 a year for adoption, surrogacy, or fertility.

🧠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.

📚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.

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.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

At Flock Safety, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level.