Senior Network 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.

The Opportunity

As Flock Safety continues to expand its footprint in the public safety sector, we are moving into product areas with increased network complexity and deeper integration into customer environments. This role is critical to defining scalable device network topologies and partnering with customer-facing teams to ensure successful product integration.

The Senior Device Network Engineer will be responsible for designing architectures that bridge Flock’s device portfolio with diverse customer networks, identifying common patterns, and troubleshooting complex networking constraints.

Responsibilities

• Define and document standard device network topologies and edge-to-cloud connectivity models

• Partner with customer-facing teams to address network constraints and establish deployment best practices

• Design and maintain routing, firewall, and local network configurations on embedded devices

• Lead incident triage and root-cause analysis for networking issues in deployed systems

• Identify recurring failure modes and anti-patterns, and drive improvements to reliability and performance

The Skillset

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years with embedded Linux networking, including routing, firewalling, DNS, and DHCP

• Experience deploying devices into customer-managed networks with varying security and topology constraints

• Hands-on experience defining, operating, and troubleshooting routing and firewall rules

• Practical knowledge of VPNs and network segmentation, including VLANs

• Experience designing or operating edge-to-cloud connectivity models, such as outbound tunnels, reverse proxies, or VPN-based access

• Experience with automation or scripting for provisioning and diagnostics

• Strong network troubleshooting and diagnostics skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Layer 3 networking infrastructure, including ACLs and VLANs

• Experience working with Android-based devices

• Knowledge of wireless networking, including modern Wi-Fi standards

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and container platforms

• Background with real-time or streaming network protocols

• Experience with modern VPN or mesh networking solutions

• Experience supporting large fleets of remotely deployed devices

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 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 in this role at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Build a working understanding of the company's device portfolio, including device roles across product lines.

• Set up and validate the hardware, software, and access needed to operate within the company's device ecosystem.

• Capture and document existing deployment models and network topologies across products.

The First 60 Days

• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and address recurring customer network integration challenges and deployment constraints.

• Develop and document standard configurations for networking hardware and routing behavior.

• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis for networking issues affecting deployed products.

• Maintain and expand a comprehensive understanding of the company's product portfolio and technical systems.

90 Days & Beyond

• Support the launch of new products by ensuring reliable network integration for early access customers.

• Define and promote best practices for customer network integration across device deployments.

• Analyze device use cases to identify networking anti-patterns and recommend design improvements.

Salary & Equity

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $170,000 - $220,000 as well as Flock Safety 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.

The Perks

🌴Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, 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 four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs 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 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.

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