Senior Engineer, Firmware

Flock Safety; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join their Device Firmware Team. This remote role involves developing MCU firmware for solar-powered devices, collaborating with stakeholders, and improving software quality. Candidates should have a strong background in embedded systems, C/C++, and Linux development. Competitive salary range of $170K-$185K with equity options is offered.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

Fully-paid health benefits

12 weeks of paid parental leave

Fertility & Family Benefits

Caregiver Support

Carta Tax Advisor

WFH Stipend

Productivity Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with connected devices.
• Experience with MCU bare metal and RTOS.
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality MCU firmware for devices.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendors.
• Deliver larger-scope fixes and improvements.

Skills

MCU firmware development

Embedded systems/firmware design

C and C++ proficiency

Linux-based development

CAN protocol experience

Education

Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Gerrit/Git

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Job description

Location

Remote - USA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Engineering

Compensation

• Estimated base salary range $170K – $185K • Offers Equity

Where you fall within the compensation range is based on how you demonstrate the attributes and competencies required for the role. We mostly reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for internal growth. During your call with one of our recruiters, they can further clarify the salary range and our total compensation.

The Opportunity

Flock Safety is looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our Device Firmware Team, a dynamic group renowned for its exceptional engineering talent. We are responsible for all of the code running on thousands of solar-powered devices that are at the heart of our mission, enabling the seamless capture and upload of millions of images and streaming video content to the cloud daily. This role will focus on developing high-quality MCU firmware for existing and next-generation platforms. You will work with key internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure deliverables meet our development and design bar, develop customizations in the drivers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver quality software and firmware.

The Skillset

We\'re looking for people with:

• A Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years experience
• Proven track record of working with a large fleet of connected devices, a good understanding of different phases of their lifecycle and related challenges
• Development experience within embedded systems/firmware design at multiple stages of the product life cycle (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release and scaling)
• Experience with MCU firmware development bare-metal and RTOS-based
• Experience with device bring-up within MCU bare metal, RTOS, Linux.
• Experience with Android system architecture (HAL, Android Linux Kernel, Android Build System, etc)
• Hands-on experience developing, testing, and troubleshooting systems using the CAN protocol.
• Proficient in C and C++
• Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, including custom tooling, containers, Gerrit/Git, etc

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with ARM Cortex Microcontrollers and more specifically, with ST MCU and their development ecosystem is a big plus
• Experience with FreeRTOS or Zephyr is a plus
• Experience with Qualcomm chipset devices is a plus
• Experience with battery-powered/power constrained devices is a plus
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals (process scheduler, memory management, concurrency, synchronization, memory allocation, file system, networking, storage, subsystem architecture)
• Experience developing Linux Kernel drivers for common peripheral bus technologies, including SPI, I2C, UART, is a big plus
• Experience with Kotlin and Android apps development is a plus

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 Firmware Engineer at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Learn about the firmware software development lifecycle and tools, get your development environment set up, and your build server up and running.
• Learn about different MCU-based and Android-based devices that our team is working on
• Gradually ramp up on each product, deliver a small bug fix or an improvement in the code base.

The First 60 Days

• Continue making improvements to device firmware.
• Familiarize yourself with firmware-common library, and how it is integrated into existing projects and it\'s current roadmap

90 Days & Beyond

• Make valuable contributions to our firmware-common library, help with its integration into our MCU-based products, identify gaps and needs in the library and collaborate with partners to establish its roadmap.
• Deliver larger-scope fixes and improvements for MCU-based devices and on the Android host side.

The Salary & Equity

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $170,000-$190,000 as well as Flock Safety 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 2025, Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
• 💖 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.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail]. 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.

Compensation Range: $170K - $185K