Flock · 1 day ago
Senior Embedded Video Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $200K/yrFlock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. The role involves expanding the capabilities of the Android Device Video team by focusing on new feature architecture and design for video solutions related to drones.
ManufacturingPublic SafetySecuritySensor
Responsibilities
Build relationships with the Hardware and Cloud teams and learn the specifics of Flock’s device portfolio and system architecture
Understand the current scope of drone-related work, from immediate stability needs to long-term feature goals
Establish yourself as the "go-to" person for video requirements within the Drone product team
Begin implementing high-priority features for the multi-stream video pipeline, ensuring reliability across Drone and Drone Dock environments
Successfully deliver one major video feature and lead cross-functional discussions on its implementation
Contribute to multiple design discussions and participate in your first on-call period, becoming a core pillar of the Device Video team’s expansion
Qualification
Required
Strong proficiency in Java and C/C++
Deep experience with Live Video on Embedded devices. You should be comfortable with low-latency streaming and performance optimization
Experience with (or a strong desire to learn) Kotlin
Ability to navigate transport protocols, container formats, and cloud streaming concepts (e.g., RTP, RTSP, WebRTC, KVS/IVS)
Demonstrated expertise in developing for custom Android hardware or resource-constrained embedded systems
The ability to 'power through' ambiguous requirements and communicate the trade-offs between product goals and engineering constraints
Strong debugging skills on custom hardware and experience with architectural design and documentation (JIRA, Confluence, Git)
Benefits
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.
Company
Flock
Flock Safety is the leading public safety platform designed to help communities prevent and reduce crime, not just respond to it.
Founded in 2017
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (1)
2022 (2)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$655.58MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzTiger Global ManagementMeritech Capital Partners
2025-03-13Series F· $275M
2022-02-15Series E· $150M
2021-07-13Series D· $150M
Leadership Team
Garrett Langley
Founder & CEO
Mandy Schuler
Vice President Supply Chain
Recent News
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