Senior Software Engineer, Front End

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 $500M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $5.5B 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 Aviation team is focused on building the next generation of DFR (Drone as First Responder) software and hardware solutions. The team needs another strong software engineer to contribute to these solutions. Our engineers get direct feedback from our customers and are able to react for high-impact results.  We provide the tools to configure the benefits of Flock and, therefore, provide lots of growth opportunities in a highly visible, high-growth organization.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Frontend Developer

• 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

• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3

• Experience with front-end development tools such as Webpack, NPM, etc

• Understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable front-end code using TypeScript, Next.js and ReactJS

• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and translate them into user-friendly interfaces

• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to ensure best practices

We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. 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 as a Senior Software Engineer at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Gain access to repositories, design systems, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Set up the local development environment and run the application.

• Understand the project structure, component architecture, and state management.

• Join stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

• Meet with designers, backend engineers, and product managers to understand workflows.

• Participate in code reviews to understand best practices

The First 60 Days 

• Develop a new UI component or page, ensuring responsiveness and performance.

• Implement global state management solutions like Redux.

• Optimize API calls using Next.js API routes or caching techniques.

• Identify and fix slow-loading pages using Next.js performance tools.

• Reduce JavaScript bundle size using code splitting and lazy loading.

• Contribute to frontend documentation or improve design system components.

• Provide feedback on UI/UX designs and suggest improvements.

• Mentor junior developers or onboard new team members.

90 Days & Beyond 

• Refactor legacy components to modern React patterns (Server Components, Suspense).

• Improve code reusability by enhancing the component library.

• Implement TypeScript best practices to catch bugs early.

• Propose improvements for CI/CD processes (e.g., automated testing, preview deployments).

• Enhance accessibility (a11y) compliance and improve Lighthouse scores.

• Research and suggest the adoption of new frontend tools or libraries.

• Work with product managers and designers to shape better user experiences.

• Lead a knowledge-sharing session on Next.js optimizations or frontend trends.

• Set goals for the next 6 months (e.g., migration plans, design system improvements).

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. 

1. 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. 

2. 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. 

3. 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. 

4. 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. 

5. The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more. 

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $170,000-$215,000 as well as 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.

🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, 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 three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, 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: $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.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@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.