[Remote] Fullstack Software Engineer III at Flock Safety

United States

Flock Safety Logo
$120,000 – $160,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Safety Technology, Public SafetyIndustries

Requirements

  • Love writing code and continue learning to do it better
  • Motivated by taking an unknown problem, sinking your teeth in, and coming up with a plan of attack
  • Desire to grow your role and directly influence the growth of a young company
  • Excited about working on a fast-paced, constantly evolving product
  • Familiar with Typescript (Node) as web services in addition to general API design
  • Confident in a modern web framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc). We leverage React with Typescript
  • Familiar with various data stores and know how to interact with them. Confident in SQL
  • Familiar with Docker and how to run locally and deploy remotely via Helm to Kubernetes
  • Familiar with AWS and have used some managed services like S3, API Gateway, SQS, etc

Responsibilities

  • Help build, maintain, and scale the planner services at Flock
  • Help the team track, build and scale planning tools for deployment specialists, customers and solutions consultants
  • Meet with colleagues and understand current processes and procedures (first 30 days)
  • Work on tasks for the sprint with support (first 30 days)
  • Work towards understanding how planner services at Flock work (first 30 days)
  • Understand your role on the team and expectations (first 30 days)
  • Ask questions in a public way to spread knowledge (first 30 days)
  • Ability to perform role with decreased need for guidance (first 60 days)
  • Complete features with little support (first 60 days)
  • Understand the software design philosophies being used (first 60 days)
  • Be comfortable navigating through the code base (first 60 days)
  • Engaged during technical conversations to increase quality of input (first 60 days)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (first 60 days)
  • Understand what works well, limitations, missing metrics, etc and start providing feedback (first 60 days)
  • Build relationships with team members (first 60 days)
  • Ability to perform role with little guidance with transparency (90 days & beyond)
  • Be comfortable picking up engineering tasks of larger size and more ambiguity (90 days & beyond)
  • Communicating across multiple teams to solve problems efficiently (90 days & beyond)
  • Contributing ideas for how we build better software (90 days & beyond)

Skills

TypeScript
Node.js
API Design
Web Services
Scaling Services

Flock Safety

License plate reader cameras for crime prevention

About Flock Safety

Flock Safety provides a system aimed at enhancing public safety through crime prevention while ensuring privacy and reducing bias. The main product is a network of license plate reader cameras that capture essential vehicle information, which helps in solving crimes. These cameras utilize machine learning technology to ensure that the data collected is objective and ethically used. Flock Safety serves a variety of clients, including neighborhoods, businesses, and law enforcement agencies in over 1,000 cities. The company operates on a subscription model, where clients pay for the installation, maintenance, and access to data and analytics. This approach not only generates a steady revenue stream but also allows clients to benefit from ongoing updates and support. Flock Safety's goal is to create safer communities by providing effective crime prevention tools that respect individual privacy and foster trust between the public and law enforcement.

Atlanta, GeorgiaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$372.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Government & Public Sector, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Unlimited PTO
12 paid holidays
Fully-paid health benefits
16 weeks of parental leave
Work from home allowance
Learning & development stipend
Home office stipend

Risks

Privacy concerns may lead to legal challenges affecting ALPR technology operations.
Integration of drone technology may increase operational costs and financial strain.
Economic downturns could reduce client spending on subscription-based services.

Differentiation

Flock Safety integrates ALPR cameras with AI for unbiased crime-solving data.
The company offers a full-service, maintenance-free technology solution for public safety.
Flock Safety's platform combines community power to enhance safety across cities and businesses.

Upsides

Acquisition of Aerodome enhances drone technology for public safety solutions.
Partnership with MS2 expands AI Traffic Analytics capabilities for state agencies.
Solar-Powered Condor video solutions increase market penetration in infrastructure-lacking areas.

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