Senior Camera Pipeline & Tuning Engineer

Location

Tampere

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Engineering

Who is Flock?

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

Flock Safety is continuously building more and more complex camera systems that utilize advanced camera features provided by the chipset or developed in-house. The efficient development of such features requires the team to have the capability to build proof of concept designs and prototypes throughout the stack, ranging from Android / Linux application layer to the middleware and down to the driver layer. The purpose for this role is to strengthen our team's kernel, and HAL capabilities in order to enable faster productization of Flock devices with linking our hardware features to our software capabilities.

This position is on-site in Tampere, Finland.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in camera systems development, ISP tuning, or camera pipeline optimization
• Strong understanding of Qualcomm camera architectures, ISP blocks, and image processing pipelines
• Hands-on experience with camera bring-up on Android or Linux platforms, including driver and HAL layer development
• Solid understanding of camera sensors, optics, image signal processing (ISP), and color pipelines
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python for embedded development and automation
• Experience using Qualcomm development tools for tuning and performance optimization
• Familiarity with kernel-level debugging, middleware integration, and performance profiling
• Proven ability to analyze and optimize image quality across varying lighting and environmental conditions
• Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional hardware and software teams

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 in this role at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Learn Flock products and how to use them in the lab
• Get familiar with Flock Safety Products and configurations
• Learn how to install Flock Cameras and how to use the camera manager
• Understand the end-to-end Flock capture pipeline from the camera driver to the admin in the cloud
• Setup Qualcomm environments and start contributing the tunings

The First 60 Days

• Improve pipeline and tunings for a product
• Report the improvements of the new pipeline

90 Days & Beyond

• Propose more automated tuning solutions
• Present a plan to automate the tuning process at least for some parts ,so that it is easier and faster in the future

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way.

1. Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are.

2. The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field.

3. The Technical Assessment: Our technical assessments seek to test the hard skills required to do the job. Engineers may find themselves in coding interviews or architecture discussions, sales roles may present mock discovery calls, and leadership roles may craft 90 day plans. Your recruiter will inform you of which assessment you will be assigned and ensure you are fully prepared for your big day.

4. The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners.

If an offer is extended and accepted, this position requires the ability to obtain and maintain Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) certification as a condition of employment. Applicants must meet all FBI CJIS Security Policy requirements, including a fingerprint-based background check.

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 recruiting@flocksafety.com. 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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