About the role

Who is Flock?

• Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe.
• Combines communities at scale including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies.
• Provides a full-service, maintenance-free technology solution trusted nationwide.
• Offers a comprehensive and intelligent public safety platform providing actionable evidence to solve, deter and reduce crime.
• Committed to transparency and privacy.
• Raised over $500M in venture capital; valuation surpassing $5.5B.
• Goal: reduce crime in the US by 25% in the next three years.
• Supportive team with a positive and inclusive environment; optimized remote experience.

The Opportunity

• Join the integrations team as a Senior Software Engineer to expand into new business verticals.
• Work on integrating real-time law enforcement systems (especially computer-assisted-dispatch - CAD).
• Provide feedback on developer hub APIs.
• Partner and communicate daily with customers, 3rd party vendors, and stakeholders for custom integrations.

The Skillset

• Extensive coding experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for customer-facing communications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Motivated by solving unknown problems with strategic planning.
• Proficient in writing, optimizing, troubleshooting complex SQL queries for data extraction/transformation/integration.
• Proficient with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server) and database design principles.
• Experience integrating/syncing data between disparate systems; resolving data format inconsistencies.
• Understanding of on-premise networks including firewalls, VPNs, network configurations for system communication/data transfer.
• Experience with Go and Typescript (Node) web services.
• Experience with microservice-oriented architecture; handling large-scale systems processing over 1 billion images daily in real-time.
• Strong backend/database and pub/sub experience using Postgres DB, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, Redis.
• Experience with AWS and cloud tooling such as Kubernetes (EKS), AWS Lambda, Docker.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal/external engineering/product teams.
• Ideal candidate has experience with CAD systems/databases.

Note: Encouragement to apply even if not all qualifications are met.

90 Days at Flock

The First 30 Days

• Meet teammates/stakeholders
• Understand current processes/procedures
• Work on minor sprint tasks with support
• Learn about integrations at Flock
• Collaborate with teams for integration context
• Ask questions publicly to spread knowledge

The First 60 Days

• Perform role with less guidance
• Complete medium-sized tasks independently
• Understand features being worked on
• Understand software design philosophies
• Navigate code base comfortably
• Engage in technical conversations

90 Days & Beyond

• Explain integration services’ purpose
• Identify risks (stability/features/process)
• Perform role independently with transparency
• Handle larger/ambiguous engineering tasks
• Communicate across teams efficiently
• Contribute ideas for better software building
• Provide valuable PR review feedback
• Participate in demo day presenting recent work

The Interview Process

First Chat: Recruiter conversation about background and role fit.

1. Hiring Manager Interview: Discuss role/team/expectations/success criteria.

3. Technical Assessment: Coding or architecture discussions or relevant assessments depending on role.

1. Panel: Meet team members/cross-functional partners; discuss collaboration and values alignment.

Executive Review: Meet an executive; ask questions about company/culture.

The Perks

Salary & Equity:

• Starting salary $170K-$190K plus stock options.

Flexible PTO:

• Flexible paid time off plus 11 company holidays.

Health Benefits:

• Fully-paid medical, dental, vision plans plus HSA match.

Family Leave:

• 12 weeks 100% paid parental leave; birthing parents get additional 6–8 weeks recovery.

Fertility & Family Benefits:

• Partnership with Maven digital health benefit for family starting/raising support; $50K lifetime max adoption/surrogacy/fertility expenses starting 2025.

Caregiver Support:

• Partnership with Cariloop for caregiver support.

Carta Tax Advisor:

• 1:1 sessions with equity tax advisors.

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs):

• Women of Flock, Flock Proud, Melanin Motion ERGs available.

Work From Home Stipend:

• $150/month.

Productivity Stipend:

• $250/year for Audible, Calm, Masterclass etc.

Home Office Stipend:

• One-time $750 for home office setup.

Pet Insurance:

• Partnership with Pumpkin for pet insurance.