Sr. Android Framework Engineer

Company Overview

Flock Safety provides the first public safety operating system that empowers private communities and law enforcement to work together to eliminate crime. We are committed to protecting human privacy and mitigating bias in policing with the development of best-in-class technology rooted in ethical design, which unites civilians and public servants in pursuit of a safer, more equitable society. 

Our Safety-as-a-Service approach includes affordable devices powered by LTE and solar that can be installed anywhere.  Our technology detects and captures objective details, decodes evidence in real-time and delivers investigative leads into the hands of those who matter. 

While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fun relationships even when we are physically apart. Our flock of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta and operates nationwide. We have raised over $380M in venture capital including a recent Series E round led by Tiger Global.  Now surpassing a 3B valuation, Flock is scaling quickly 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 Role

Flock is looking to add a Sr. Android Framework Engineer to our Device software team. Our Device team is made up of driven engineers who are responsible for all of the code running on a variety of devices Flock deploys in the real world. They enable the whole experience by writing applications that reliably capture, process, and upload data for years at a time without needing human interaction to keep them running.

How you'll make an impact:

• Take responsibility for a feature or module and deliver with high quality.
• Be responsible for a certain amount of QA/quality of your work
• Write automatable code.
• Document work, test cases, and interact with program, product, QA, and other engineers.
• Estimate work within reasonable accuracy and ability to communicate adjustments.
• Assist in supporting issues reported in the field.

We're looking for people who:

• Have strong Java, C/C++ skills.
• Possess the ability to pick up Kotlin, unless they already have it!
• Are able to navigate the various layers of AOSP: apps, framework, HAL, kernel, bootloader.
• Have demonstrated expertise in a few areas of AOSP.
• Are able to learn new areas of AOSP or learn these areas: power management, factory testing, image partitioning, camera, security.
• Have the ability to read through a large existing codebase and adapt quickly.
• Have worked custom Android devices or ability to.
• Have strong debugging skills and debugging on custom Android HW.
• Have experience with JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Gerrit, Git/GitHub.

Our Tech

If you noticed, the above list says very little about specific coding skills. We believe the right person for this role is much more than a great engineer. But to get into the nitty gritty, technology we work with on the daily looks like:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Series and 8 Series
• Android Open Source Project (AOSP) 8.1 and 10
• Kotlin
• Some Java and C++ when we have to
• Room/sqlite3
• OpenCV
• Tensorflow
• Sierra Wireless RIL
• Custom TCP and UDP protocols for content delivery
• Silicon Labs BLE Microcontrollers

Why Join Us?

Choosing where you are interested in interviewing is a big decision. We hope we can make that choice a bit easier with an inside look at what we offer:

• We have raised over $380M in venture capital and are backed by some of the top VCs, including a16z, Tiger Global, Meritech and more
• 94% of our employees recommend working here
• We have an audacious goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% over the next three years
• 3% of crimes in the US are solved by Flock, and we help to solve ~200 crimes a day
• We partner with 2100+ cities and 1500+ agencies across the US and process 1B+ images a month (we process more images than Instagram 🤯 )

Employee Benefits

• In this role, every full-time employee receives equity (stock options) in the company and a starting salary between $155,000-$190,000.
• We offer unlimited PTO and twelve paid holidays 
• We offer fully-paid health benefits plan for employees, including Medical, Dental and Vision
• We provide 16 weeks of 100% paid leave for primary caregivers and six weeks of 100% paid leave for secondary caregivers 
• We provide $150 per month work from home allowance 
• We provide a $250 per year L&D stipend that can be used on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, and so much more
• Each new hire receives a one-time stipend of $750 to assist with expenses that come with setting up a home office
• We provide employees who are not local to the ATL headquarters with coworking space access paid for by Flock 

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._