Volunteer Echo Software Engineer

Watch Duty is a non-partisan, non-profit, and non-government organization focused on disseminating public-safety information in real time from verified sources. Our mission is to publish only the facts that provide true situational awareness in case of emergency. We are always looking for passionate individuals—both volunteers and professionals—to help us build our platform and expand our reach to keep communities safe. What is Watch Duty’s Echo? Watch Duty’s Echo Project is our custom hardware and software platform that uses Software Defined Radios (SDRs) to collect and stream live radio traffic to our contributors and reporters monitoring incidents across our coverage area. Echos are deployed to “fill the gaps” where there are no publicly available feeds and run custom decoders that allow decoding of dispatches and alerting on new or growing incidents. Echo Volunteer We are looking for volunteers to support building hardware, expanding software functionality, and deploying units to new sites. We use Github and CI/CD for development workflows across a series of open source and private repos. All feature development will be peer-reviewed and product tested before merge. We are looking for longer term and deeper volunteer engagements. Please only apply if you can commit time and energy to this project. Requirements 5+ years of software engineering OR hardware engineering experience 20+ hours commitment per month Solid interpersonal and communication skills Nice to Have Comfortable with git and CI/CD workflows Proficiency in one or more modern programming language (Java, C++, Python, etc) Hands on amateur radio / HAM or commercial radio experience Background with Radio Frequency (RF) signals processing Equal Opportunity Employer Watch Duty is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.