Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Flock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. They are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to build performant, reliable backend systems and contribute to architectural discussions.

Responsibilities:

• Build performant, reliable backend systems
• Contribute to architectural discussions
• Deliver features that matter
• Designing and scaling production-grade Go applications
• Building microservices and APIs
• Tuning systems for high performance and reliability

Requirements:

• 3+ years of PostgreSQL experience (querying, schema design, and performance tuning)
• 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