💰 $100,000 - $200,000 🌍 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 📅 01/06/2023
ApplyWho is Flock? Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate
crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power
of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law
enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service,
maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the
country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for
everyone. Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and
intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and
reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities.
Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data
into objective answers. Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience
where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious
business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to
create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart.
Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive
environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. We have raised over
$380M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen
Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital.
Now surpassing a $4B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the
best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United
States by 25% in the next three years. The Opportunity The integrations team
is seeking a Software Engineer to bolster our efforts to accommodate the rapid
expansion of our workload. Our customer-facing software continues to expand to
more customers, and new partnerships are incoming. To keep momentum, we need
to keep integrating with various data sources to show more contextual
information on the Flock map used by customers. You'll be working on
integrating public safety systems of all sorts in near real-time (e.g.
computer-assisted-dispatch (CAD), 911 calls, automated vehicle locator (AVL),
vehicle hotlists, alerts, etc) as well as contributing to our developer hub
with a growing list of APIs for developers. The Skillset Love writing code and
have extensive experience doing so Motivated by taking an unknown problem,
sinking your teeth in, and coming up with a plan of attack. Experience with Go
and Typescript (Node) web services Experience with microservice-oriented
architecture and designing systems at scale – We process over 450M images
daily in real-time. Strong backend/database and pub/sub experience, we
leverage Postgres DB, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, Redis (use the right tool for the
job) Experience with AWS and cloud tooling such as Kubernetes (EKS), AWS
Lambda, Docker Ability to work cross-functionally with other engineering and
product teams Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay;
we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less
likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break
the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work
every day. 90 Days at Flock We are a results-oriented culture and believe job
descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe 90 day plans and believe
that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as
a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as a
Software Engineer at Flock Safety. The First 30 Days Meet with your teammates
and stakeholders! Understand current processes and procedures Work on minor
tasks for the sprint with support Work towards understanding how integrations
at Flock work Collaborate with additional teams to gain context on how
integrations fit into the overall system Asking questions in a public way to
spread knowledge The First 60 Days Ability to perform the role with decreased
need for guidance Ability to complete medium-sized tasks with little support
Possess a high-level understanding of the features we are working on
Understand the software design philosophies being used Comfortable navigating
through the code base Engaged during technical conversations to increase the
quality of input 90 Days & Beyond Able to explain each of the integration
services’ purpose. Identify 3-5 ideas of where you see risk (stability,
features, process, etc) Ability to perform role with little guidance with
transparency Be comfortable picking up engineering tasks of larger size and
more ambiguity Communicating across multiple teams to solve problems
efficiently Contributing ideas for how we build better software Contributing
valuable feedback in PR reviews Participate in software engineering demo day
by presenting a topic that you worked on in the last few months The Interview
Process We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture:
transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your
recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared
every step of the way. Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll
meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to
Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are. The Hiring
Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really
dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock.
This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field. The
Technical Assessment: Our technical assessments seek to test the hard skills
required to do the job. Engineers may find themselves in coding interviews or
architecture discussions, sales roles may present mock discovery calls, and
leadership roles may craft 90 day plans. Your recruiter will inform you of
which assessment you will be assigned and ensure you are fully prepared for
your big day. The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and
workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you
collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values.
Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with
several teammates as well as cross-functional partners. The Executive Review:
A chance to meet an executive in your function and view Flock from a different
lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company,
culture, and more. The Perks 💰Salary & Equity: In this role, you’ll receive a
starting salary of $125,000-$170,000 as well as stock options 🌴Use what you
need PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays and your birthday
off! ⚕️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. We will reimburse $10,000 a year for adoption,
surrogacy, or fertility. 🧠Mental Health: All employees receive an annual
subscription to Headspace. 💖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. 💻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. 🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for
our employee’s fur babies. Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We
celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for
employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is
inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how
Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse
perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know
that we are stronger working together.
