Senior Android Systems Engineer

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

As Flock scales up its next-generation products, there is a growing need to expand our testing infrastructure to focus more on power and performance benchmarking. Our products must be optimized to scale effectively and meet customer expectations. This role will extend the Systems team's capabilities by supporting the buildout of essential E2E tests for benchmarking the performance, power, and reliability of our products, while also implementing the necessary device-side measurements and self-reporting. Working directly with our Quality Assurance team, this role will ensure that the right tests and automation are in place to detect regressions and identify further improvements to enhance our products.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain end-to-end automated test suites to benchmark power, performance, and reliability.
• Instrument software to capture and analyze performance and power measurement points.
• Implement device-side measurements to track power consumption and resource usage.
• Identify and debug performance bottlenecks across software and hardware layers.
• Design and deploy real-time dashboards using Grafana for monitoring key performance and power metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize power consumption and resource usage in embedded systems.
• Manage and integrate test automation within CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C, Python, Kotlin, and SQL.
• Solid experience in Android application development and embedded systems.
• Expertise with performance and power analysis tools such as Android Studio Profiler, Systrace, Perfetto, and Battery Historian.
• Experience with debugging and troubleshooting performance issues, including profiling resource usage and system bottlenecks.
• Knowledge of version control and code collaboration tools such as Git/GitHub and Gerrit.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and integrating tests into CI pipelines.
• Experience in creating and maintaining test infrastructure in a lab environment.
• Familiarity with lab equipment like multimeters and oscilloscopes for validating measurement accuracy.

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 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 Senior Android Systems Engineer at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Gain an in-depth understanding of Flock’s devices, cloud systems, and customer requirements.
• Familiarize yourself with the device software architecture.
• Connect with members of the Framework, Applications, and Quality teams.
• Understand the goals for Systems test automation, including power measurements and resource usage.

The First 60 Days 

• Introduce a test suite for benchmarking resource usage across OS and Apps releases.
• Identify initial opportunities for performance optimizations in next-generation products.
• Update power consumption tests to automate power measurements.

90 Days & Beyond 

• Take ownership of the power and performance test suites for our devices
• Implement quality gates necessary for software releases to prevent regressions.
• Define thresholds for device-level alarms to detect potential field failures.
• Begin implementing identified performance optimizations.

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. 

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 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. 

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. 

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 of $150,000-$190,000 as well as stock options.

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. In 2024, Flock will provide a $ 50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

🧠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. 

💚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.

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.