Flock Safety is a leading safety technology platform that helps communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you will have the opportunity to build performant, reliable backend systems, contribute to architectural discussions, and deliver features that matter. The ideal candidate will have experience designing and scaling production-grade Go applications, building microservices and APIs, and tuning systems for high performance and reliability.
Requirements
- 3+ years of PostgreSQL experience (querying, schema design, and performance tuning)
- 3+ years of database architecture experience
- 8+ years of backend development experience, including at least 4+ years using Go in production
- Proficiency with message queues, pub/sub systems, or event-driven architectures
- Deep knowledge of Go internals and concurrency patterns (goroutines, channels, sync primitives)
- Expertise in profiling and optimizing Go applications for latency and throughput
- Understanding of Go memory management, profiling, and performance optimization
- Designing REST and gRPC APIs consumed by multiple clients and services
- Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana)
- Experience in CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Benefits
- Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.
- Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match.
- Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave.
- Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family.
- Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.
- Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support
- Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions.
- ERGs: We offer four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs and Melanin Motion.
- WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.
- Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more.
- Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.
