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Flock Safety

We are the first public safety operating system empowering over 2500 cities to eliminate crime.

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 501-1,000Since 2017H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 4 moreAll locations: California | Colorado | Illinois | Massachusetts | Texas

Posted

120 days ago

Salary

$171K - $190K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Flock Safety

• As a senior member of our engineering team, you will have the opportunity to build performant, reliable backend systems, contribute to architectural discussions, and deliver features that matter. • This role involves architecture, backend Go development, and honing the integrity and performance of a PostgreSQL database where Go services are not the only clients. • You should be a “manager of one” who excels both individually and on a team. • Collaborate with a fully remote team, requiring excellent writing and asynchronous communication skills.

Job 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
  • Building scalable, high-performance Go microservices
  • 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. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.
  • Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
  • 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 want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.
  • 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.

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