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Firefly

Emergency response software and hardware for sites

Business Development Representative

Full-Time
$105k - $130k/yr+ Equity
Junior, Mid
New York, NY, USA
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementSales Development Representative

About the job

Requirements
  • 1–3 years of experience as an SDR or in a similar customer-facing role.
  • Experience handling multi-channel, high-volume outbound motions.
  • Comfort with cold calling and spending a meaningful part of each day reaching out to new prospects by phone.
  • Familiarity with sales tools including Attio CRM, Amplemarket, HeyReach, Instantly, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Clay.
Responsibilities
  • Run high-volume, personalized outreach sequences across email, phone, and LinkedIn, adapting the approach based on what resonates with target audiences.
  • Collaborate closely with account executives, engineering, and marketing to share prospect insights and shape the product roadmap.
  • Help build and refine outbound messaging and sales cycle frameworks.
  • Represent Firefly at industry conferences and events, building relationships with safety decision-makers and industry partners.
  • Own the outbound motion and partner with sales leadership, engineering, and marketing to shape the product roadmap, brand messaging, and sales process.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior exposure to state, local, and education (SLED) sales.
  • Previous work experience in the physical safety or security industry.

About the company

Firefly sells a safety and emergency response platform to schools, hospitals, hotels, retailers, and workplaces, combining cloud software with connected hardware. Its Ember application handles site mapping, asset and people management, mass communication, roll call, response workflows, EMS integration, and an AI response agent, while its Emergency Readiness Suite adds panic buttons, detection devices, and noise analysis. Staff write response protocols in plain English instead of configuring rules, and the company says a site can be operational within 24 hours of onboarding. Unlike the disconnected alarm, camera, and notification systems most buildings run, it puts detection and coordinated response in one place. Its goal is to shorten response times by giving every site a single operating picture during an incident.

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What believers are saying

  • Second-quarter 2026 revenue hit $117.7 million, and management guided $420-$450 million for 2026.
  • Firefly raised $181.6 million in August 2026 and keeps hiring across a larger campus.
  • SciTec, Space-ng, and NASA awards broaden Firefly beyond rockets into defense data and lunar systems.

What critics are saying

  • Firefly faces In re Firefly Aerospace Securities Litigation over IPO disclosures and Alpha readiness.
  • Alpha’s flight history still underpins allegations, and another failure would damage customer trust immediately.
  • SpaceX, ULA, and Rocket Lab compress launch margins; missed execution can choke Firefly’s growth.

What makes Firefly unique

  • Firefly’s March 2026 Alpha Flight 7 validated Block II upgrades and Lockheed payload delivery.
  • Firefly won August 2026 DIU-SDA Elytra deorbit work, expanding from launch into on-orbit services.
  • Firefly’s 2031 Lockheed extension and NASA CLPS wins anchor recurring government demand.

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  • Company Equity