Flock Safety is seeking a Software Engineering Manager, Autonomous Systems to lead and grow a focused team of engineers building autonomous drone systems for first responders. You will provide hands-on technical leadership to the software stack while setting team direction and scaling infrastructure.
What You'll Do
- Manage and grow a team of engineers focused on robotics, embedded software, and autonomy.
- Contribute hands-on to the software stack powering drones, including video processing, multi-agent control architecture, autopilot, GNC, and path planning.
- Set team direction and evolve infrastructure and deployment pipelines for autonomous vehicles.
- Build the culture, tools, and processes that allow the team to scale.
- Create clarity and momentum in a fast-moving environment.
What We're Looking For
- Experience leading small teams.
- Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Rust for performance-critical, low-level systems.
- Experience implementing near-real-time systems on embedded Linux computers.
- Deep understanding of real-time systems, robotics middleware, or autonomy stacks.
- Familiarity with guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) and/or path planning algorithms.
- Experience developing or integrating with autopilot software (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot, custom stacks).
- Comfort working close to hardware — interfacing with sensors, actuators, and low-level I/O protocols.
- Systems thinking — ability to reason across architecture layers and make tradeoffs.
- Ownership mindset — take initiative, move fast, and operate well in ambiguity.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and low-ego communication style.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to multi-agent systems or distributed control architectures.
- Experience with onboard video processing, especially in resource-constrained environments.
- Familiarity with deployment tooling or infrastructure for autonomous systems (e.g., OTA updates, field ops, telemetry).
- Knowledge of simulation environments for robotics (e.g., Gazebo, AirSim).
- Prior experience in safety-critical, mission-critical, or regulated environments.
Technical Stack
- C++
- Rust
- Embedded Linux
- PX4
- ArduPilot
- Gazebo
- AirSim
Team & Environment
You will join a small, focused team building out Flock Safety's investment in Drones for first responders, reporting directly to the Hiring Manager.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $200,000-$220,000 + Flock Safety Stock Options
- Flexible PTO plus 11 company holidays.
- Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match.
- 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all employees. Birthing parents eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks.
- $50,000 lifetime maximum benefit for eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses (via Maven).
- Caregiver support via Cariloop.
- 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors via Carta.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- $150 per month WFH stipend.
- $300 per year productivity stipend.
- One-time $750 home office stipend.
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us.
