Job Overview
Location
Remote - USA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Backend Engineer
Date Posted
March 21, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Flock Safety, you will play a critical role in building and scaling the core infrastructure that powers a nationwide public-private safety network connecting law enforcement, businesses, schools, and communities. Your work will directly contribute to real-time crime prevention and security intelligence while upholding the highest standards of privacy and responsible innovation.
- • You will design, develop, and optimize high-performance Go-based microservices and APIs, with deep focus on PostgreSQL database performance, schema design, and distributed systems reliability, ensuring the platform scales to meet growing demand across thousands of communities.
- • You will collaborate asynchronously with a high-performance, low-ego engineering team that values ownership, clear communication, and technical excellence, contributing to architectural decisions and mentoring peers through code reviews and technical leadership.
- • You will lead performance optimization initiatives, drive improvements in observability and CI/CD practices, and act as a technical lead on mid-sized Go microservice projects, directly impacting system reliability, latency, and throughput.
- • You will gain deep expertise in Go internals, concurrency patterns, event-driven architectures, and Kubernetes-based deployments while working on systems that process real-time data from Flock’s hardware and software suite used by over 5,000 communities and 4,500 law enforcement agencies.
- • You will grow into a trusted technical leader who shapes platform architecture, influences long-term scalability strategy, and helps build systems that balance performance with ethical data use in public safety applications.
🎯 Requirements
- • 8+ years of backend development experience, including at least 4+ years using Go in production
- • 3+ years of PostgreSQL experience (querying, schema design, and performance tuning)
- • 3+ years of database architecture experience
- • Proficiency with message queues, pub/sub systems, or event-driven architectures
- • Experience designing and scaling production-grade Go microservices
- • Expertise in profiling and optimizing Go applications for latency and throughput
- • Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana)
- • Experience in CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive base salary range of $171,000 to $190,000, plus Flock Safety Stock Options
- • Fully paid health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) with HSA match
- • 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, with additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents
- • $50,000 lifetime maximum benefit for fertility, adoption, or surrogacy through Maven
- • Access to Spring Health for comprehensive mental health support (therapy, coaching, medication management)
- • $150 monthly WFH stipend, $250 annual productivity stipend, and one-time $750 home office stipend
- • Four Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs, and Melanin Motion
- • 1:1 sessions with Carta Tax Advisors for equity tax planning
- • Cariloop partnership for caregiver support services
- • Requirement to obtain and maintain CJIS certification (Flock supports the process)
- • Flexible PTO policy and 11 company holidays
- • Commitment to inclusive, transparent, and collaborative culture with ERGs and disability accommodations available
Skills & Technologies
About Flock Safety Inc.
Flock Safety provides cloud-based automated license plate recognition and video analytics for law enforcement, private communities, and businesses. Its solar-powered cameras capture vehicle details, detect crimes such as theft and violent offenses, and generate evidence packages accessible via a web platform. The company emphasizes privacy controls, encrypted data handling, and configurable retention policies. Deployed across thousands of U.S. neighborhoods and agencies, the system integrates with existing public safety workflows to accelerate investigations, reduce response times, and improve crime clearance rates without adding patrol resources.
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