This is a senior backend role on the platform integrations team, built for someone who can scale APIs and data pipelines while integrating with real-world public safety systems. You’ll connect Flock’s platform to live data sources (CAD, 911 calls, AVL, hotlists, alerts) and help expand a growing developer hub with APIs that power web, mobile, and partner integrations.
About Flock Safety
Flock Safety is a safety technology platform helping communities take a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Their hardware and software connect cities, law enforcement, schools, businesses, and neighborhoods into a nationwide public-private safety network, with an emphasis on privacy and responsible innovation. They’re scaling quickly and building systems that operate in real-time at massive scale.
Schedule
Full-time, remote (USA)
Department: Engineering
Deadline listed: June 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM CDT (flag this as likely an older posting)
Remote-friendly, with priority for candidates in key hubs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Austin
CJIS certification required if hired (fingerprint-based background check required)
What You’ll Do
⦁ Build and scale backend services and APIs that integrate real-time contextual data into web, mobile, and partner systems
⦁ Integrate public safety data sources, including CAD, 911 live calls, AVL, vehicle hotlists, and other alerting systems
⦁ Contribute to the developer hub by expanding and maintaining a growing suite of public APIs for developers
⦁ Design and operate microservice-oriented systems at scale (real-time processing at extremely high volume)
⦁ Build and maintain integrations between disparate systems, including resolving data format inconsistencies
⦁ Write and optimize complex SQL for extraction, transformation, and integration use cases
⦁ Work across databases and pub/sub systems (Postgres, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, Redis, plus the right tool for the job)
⦁ Support cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows using Kubernetes (EKS), AWS Lambda, Docker, and broader AWS tooling
⦁ Work cross-functionally with internal and external engineering and product partners, including customer-facing communication when needed
⦁ Provide strong PR feedback and help drive technical quality across the team
What You Need
⦁ Strong backend engineering experience and comfort owning multiple projects in parallel
⦁ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including customer-facing technical communication
⦁ Experience building Go and TypeScript (Node) web services
⦁ Experience designing microservice architectures and systems at scale
⦁ Strong SQL skills, including writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex queries
⦁ Experience with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server, plus solid database design fundamentals
⦁ Experience integrating and syncing data between systems, including resolving mismatched formats and data quality issues
⦁ Understanding of on-prem network environments (firewalls, VPNs, network configuration) to ensure smooth system connectivity
⦁ Experience with AWS and cloud tooling, including Kubernetes (EKS), AWS Lambda, and Docker
⦁ Strong backend and pub/sub experience across modern data stores and search layers
⦁ Bonus: experience with CAD systems and CAD databases
⦁ Ability to obtain and maintain CJIS certification as a condition of employment (includes fingerprint-based background check)
Benefits
⦁ Estimated base salary range: $171,000–$190,000
⦁ Equity (stock options)
⦁ Flexible PTO plus 11 company holidays
⦁ Fully paid health benefits (medical, dental, vision) with HSA match
⦁ 12 weeks paid parental leave (plus additional recovery time for birthing parents)
⦁ Fertility and family benefits (up to $50,000 lifetime maximum for eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses)
⦁ Mental health benefits (therapy, coaching, medication support, and digital tools)
⦁ Caregiver support resources
⦁ Work-from-home stipend: $150/month
⦁ Productivity stipend: $300/year
⦁ Home office stipend: one-time $750
⦁ Employee resource groups for community and support
If you like high-scale backend work, messy real-world integrations, and systems that can’t afford to be wrong, this is a serious role. The deadline listed is in the past, so verify it’s still open, then move fast.
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