Staff Flight Software Engineer

Flock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Our hardware and software suite connects cities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods in a nationwide public-private safety network. Trusted by over 5,000 communities, 4,500 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses, Flock delivers real-time intelligence while prioritizing privacy and responsible innovation.

We’re a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking. Working at Flock means tackling big challenges, moving fast, and continuously improving. It’s intense but deeply rewarding for those who want to make an impact.

With nearly $700M in venture funding and a $7.5B valuation, we’re scaling intentionally and seeking top talent to help build the impossible. If you value teamwork, ownership, and solving tough problems, Flock could be the place for you.

We are seeking an experienced and talented Software Engineer with deep knowledge of the Rust language to join our team. This role involves architecture, interface design, writing code, responsibility for testing, and publishing documentation. In this role, you will be primarily responsible for designing and implementing systems that enable real-time communication between drones, docking stations, our aerial traffic awareness and ground control station (GCS) platforms, and other external systems to enable autonomous operations.
As a leader on our engineering team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor other engineers, and drive innovation in our product offerings.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems engineering, WebRTC, drone communication protocols, and a passion for delivering innovative solutions in the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry.

This position is fully remote (USA only).

• 2+ years of software architecture experience

• 4+ years of Rust development experience (as a subject matter expert)

• 8+ years of software and/or systems engineering experience (cumulative)

• Proficiency in Linux-based development environments

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• A strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns

• The ability to work independently and in a team environment

The ideal candidate will have:

• Prior industry experience working on UAS or GCS platforms

• Experience with WebRTC and related technologies (RTMP, RTCP, etc.)

• Experience with other systems languages, such as C and C++

• Experience with LTE radios and systems

• Experience writing code for embedded environments

Tools that we use include:
AWS, Axum, Docker, GitHub, GitHub Actions (for CI), Helm, Hotwire, Kubernetes, Postgres, PowerShell, Prometheus, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Rust, Sentry, SQL, TailwindCSS, Tokio, Turbo, WebRTC

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 Staff Rust Engineer at Flock Safety.
The First 30 Days

• Meet with colleagues!

• Understand team workflows and processes

• Work on tasks for the sprint with support

• Contribute smaller features and bug fixes with guidance

• Have all team repos cloned locally and have a good idea of what they do

The First 60 Days

• Ability to perform role with decreased need for guidance

• Contribute to technical planning and architecture discussions

• Understand design philosophies in use

• Contribute to metric collection and automated test suites

• Communicate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects succeed

90 Days & Beyond

• Understand how each integration type functions at a high level

• Come up with and speak on ideas for improving our speed, resource usage, C2 protocol, and other topics to make our software suite better

• Start to own smaller projects

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $200,000- $270,000 as well as stock options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.

🌴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: $300 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.