Senior Network Engineer

Flock Safety

1d•$170,000 - $220,000

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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

Benefits

🌴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.