Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Flock Safety is a leading safety technology platform that helps communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. We're a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking, and we're seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a deep understanding of Golang, distributed backend systems, and PostgreSQL.

Requirements

• 3+ years of PostgreSQL experience
• 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
• Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
• Fertility & Family Benefits
• Spring Health
• Caregiver Support
• Carta Tax Advisor
• ERGs
• WFH Stipend
• Productivity Stipend
• Home Office Stipend