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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer III (Planner) - **Company:** Flock Safety - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $142,000.0 - $165,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Data Stores, Node.Js, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Web Services, ReactJS, Vue.js, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Api Design, Api Gateway, Software Coding, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Docker - **Published:** May 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9cdc4c1e7e1ff454 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Web services design?, * 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. ## Description With the exponential growth of live devices, we need a seasoned Software Engineer who can help build, maintain, and scale the planner services at Flock that help us continue to grow. As part of the planner team you'll be responsible for helping the team track, build and scale planning tools for our deployment specialists, customers and solutions consultants. We provide plenty of growth opportunities and continuous learning. We encourage iterating at a very fast pace, being decisive and collaborating., 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 Software Engineer at Flock Safety. The First 30 Days * Meet with colleagues! * Understand current processes and procedures * Work on tasks for the sprint with support * Work towards understanding how planner services at Flock work * Understand your role on the team and expectations * Asking questions in a public way to spread knowledge; i.e. public slack channels, etc The First 60 Days * Ability to perform role with decreased need for guidance * Able to complete features with little support * Understand the software design philosophies being used * Be comfortable navigating through the code base * Engaged during technical conversations to increase quality of input * Collaborate with cross-functional teams * Understand what works well, limitations, missing metrics, etc and start providing feedback * Build relationships with team members 90 Days & Beyond * Ability to perform role with little guidance with transparency * Be 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 and help refine the team's plan * Contributing regularly to sprint process * Participate in software engineering demo day by presenting a topic that you worked on in the last few months * Have a sense of where you want to grow at Flock The Interview Process 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. 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