Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack role stands out in SaaS because it sits at the intersection of product surface area and platform foundations. The work described spans a modern web experience and service layer, with clear touchpoints to data integration and “single pane of glass” workflows that are common in mature SaaS products serving complex operational users. The emphasis on connecting disparate sources and building bindings into a broader software platform signals a systems-oriented environment rather than a single feature team.
From a career perspective, the remit maps well to core SaaS engineering competencies: API design, multi-service architecture, and data-backed product development. Exposure to TypeScript across frontend and backend, PostgreSQL, containerized delivery, and AWS-managed services builds a toolkit that transfers across many SaaS categories. The mention of customer calls also suggests proximity to real usage patterns, a differentiator for engineers who want to sharpen product judgment alongside technical execution.
The role is best suited to an engineer who prefers end-to-end ownership and is comfortable moving between UI, services, and infrastructure considerations without treating any layer as “someone else’s problem.” It will likely appeal to professionals who enjoy collaborating across teams, navigating ambiguity in system design, and iterating based on customer-facing feedback loops.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Who is Flock?
Flock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Our hardware and software suite connects cities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods in a nationwide public-private safety network. Trusted by over 5,000 communities, 4,500 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses, Flock delivers real-time intelligence while prioritizing privacy and responsible innovation.
We’re a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking. Working at Flock means tackling big challenges, moving fast, and continuously improving. It’s intense but deeply rewarding for those who want to make an impact.
With nearly $700M in venture funding and a $7.5B valuation, we’re scaling intentionally and seeking top talent to help build the impossible. If you value teamwork, ownership, and solving tough problems, Flock could be the place for you.
The Opportunity
The Nova team is building a “single pane of glass” for investigators. The purpose is to connect the investigator to the many disparate sources of data they already have access to in order to make it easier to “connect the dots” and build a picture around their case work. The technical challenges to enable these tools are diverse and sophisticated. The team needs another strong engineer to collaborate and contribute to the product as well as build stronger bindings to the overall Flock Software Platform. Our engineers work directly with our customers and are able to react with high value and often real life impacting results. Flock believes that many facets of our work are “Better Together” and that infuses how we think about the various products we offer as well as how we work together individually and collectively. This provides a vast opportunity to work across multiple teams and skillsets and not only elevate the company but our engineers as well.
The Skillset
Love for coding and a commitment to continuous learning.
A resourceful problem-solver mindset, excelling in ambiguous situations and taking initiative.
Desire to grow your role and directly influence the growth of a young company.
Excitement about working on a fast-paced, constantly evolving product.
Confidence with TypeScript / Node / Express for web services and strong general API design skills. (e.g. REST, gRPC, GraphQL, etc)
Confidence in a modern web framework like React / Typescript. (Would love to talk if that is really Vue or Angular too, ideally, you understand the patterns and differences with a good familiarity)
Strong familiarity with relational databases, we primarily use PostgreSQL.
Experience leveraging SQL to access and synthesize customer data, including from legacy relational database systems.
Confidence in microservices and system design.
Confidence with Docker for local development and remote deployment via Helm to Kubernetes.
Experience with AWS managed services (e.g., S3, API Gateway, SNS/SQS).
Familiarity with Terraform or similar IaC patterns
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 prescribe to 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 in this role at Flock Safety.
The First 30 Days
Meet with stakeholders
Understand your role on the team
Understand current processes and procedures (aka the Flock way)
Have contributed or know how to contribute code to all repos owned by your team
Asking questions in a public way to spread knowledge; i.e., public slack channels, etc.
The First 60 Days
Be able to perform the role with a decreased need for guidance
Be able to complete ownership of 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 all owned code bases
Engaged during technical conversations to increase the quality of input
Building strong relationships with your team members
90 Days & Beyond
Demonstrating strong communication skills and owning the full lifecycle of your work
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
Be on at least 1 customer call within your 90 days
Have a sense of where you want to grow at Flock
Salary & Equity
In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $170,000 and $190,000 as well as Flock Safety Stock Options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.
Location
We’re building the impossible, together. To drive innovation through in-person collaboration, we’re prioritizing candidates in our key hubs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Austin. While we value the energy of our hub communities, we embrace remote work and welcome applications from exceptional talent across the United States.
The Perks
🌴Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, 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: $300 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo and so much more.
🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.
If an offer is extended and accepted, this position requires the ability to obtain and maintain Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) certification as a condition of employment. Applicants must meet all FBI CJIS Security Policy requirements, including a fingerprint-based background check.
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.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at recruiting@flocksafety.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.
At Flock Safety, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level.
Flock Safety is aware of fraudulent individuals and agencies falsely claiming to represent our company. All legitimate communication from Flock Safety will come from an email address ending in @flocksafety.com. We do not make job offers through messaging apps, social platforms, or unauthorized third parties, and we will never request payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. If you encounter suspicious outreach related to a Flock Safety role, please report it to recruiting@flocksafety.com
