Senior Frontend Engineer: Maps & Search Architect

Flock; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Flock is a technology company focused on community safety, supporting criminal investigations and locating missing persons. They seek a Senior Software Engineer, Frontend to lead frontend architectural evolution and optimize search features using React and TypeScript.

You will shape frontend standards, collaborate with product, design, and backend peers, and build map-based visualizations for high-density location data, aiming for performant, scalable user experiences.

Qualifications

• Expert in React and TypeScript frontend development.
• Experience building map-based visualizations with Mapbox or Google Maps.
• Fullstack context with Node.js and modern APIs (REST/GraphQL/gRPC).
• Familiar with PostgreSQL and backend microservice patterns.
• Experience in high-traffic, data-heavy apps; AWS familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architectural evolution for core Search features.
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend peers to translate user research and design mocks into performant experiences.
• Build complex map-based data visualizations and geospatial interfaces to help users navigate high-density location data.
• Enforce frontend engineering standards, conduct thorough code reviews, and elevate technical execution.
• Monitor and optimize client-side performance and data retrieval for high-traffic, data-heavy web apps.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Mapbox/Maps

Node.js

REST/GraphQL/gRPC

PostgreSQL

AWS

Performance

Job description

Flock is a technology company focused on community safety, supporting criminal investigations and locating missing persons. They seek a Senior Software Engineer, Frontend to lead frontend architectural evolution and optimize search features using React and TypeScript.

You will shape frontend standards, collaborate with product, design, and backend peers, and build map-based visualizations for high-density location data, aiming for performant, scalable user experiences.