Data Scientist

Data Scientist WHO IS FLOCK? Flock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Our hardware and software suite connects cities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods in a nationwide public-private safety network. Trusted by over 5,000 communities, 4,500 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses, Flock delivers real-time intelligence while prioritizing privacy and responsible innovation. We’re a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking. Working at Flock means tackling big challenges, moving fast, and continuously improving. It’s intense but deeply rewarding for those who want to make an impact. With nearly $700M in venture funding and a $7.5B valuation, we’re scaling intentionally and seeking top talent to help build the impossible. If you value teamwork, ownership, and solving tough problems, Flock could be the place for you. The Opportunity As a Data Scientist, you will explore and analyze data, create data models, and use advanced analytical and modeling techniques to build and deploy predictive and prescriptive tools to help drive critical business decisions. The Skillset - BS/MS in Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or related field, or equivalent industry experience - 3+ years proven experience as a data/decision scientist or AI/ML engineer - Strong experience using Python and its core AI/ML/OR packages - Strong SQL and data processing skills - Experience developing data models, with exposure/experience with dbt a strong plus - Experience building predictive, simulation, or optimization models - Experience in data visualization tools (ex. Sigma, Tableau) - Exposure to cloud infrastructure platforms and deployment patterns - Ability to communicate with business partners and drive for solutions to complex and abstract problems - Effectively communicate, and seek to understand and be understood Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day. 90 Days at Flock We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe 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 in this role at Flock Safety. The First 30 Days - Learn our tech stack, internal toolkit, and data science standard patterns and processes - Get to know the technical teams you’ll work closely with and the stakeholder groups you’ll be building tools for - Deep dive into existing data science projects logic and architecture, and SQL data models - Onboard to your first Data Science project and begin implementing your own model enhancements The First 60 Days - Deploy your own enhanced versions of the Data Science project you own, including SQL data models and python science model development - Begin developing a new Data Science project from the ground up, including roadmap development with business stakeholders, science methodology proposal, and architecture design - Build, test, and enhance your own models from the ground up 90 Days & Beyond - Be fully independent within our end-to-end automation and deployment infrastructure - Implement automated monitoring and testing for your models - Continuously refine and enhance your owned projects - Begin onboarding and developing further data science use cases to support strategic business needs Salary & Equity In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $150,000 and $170,000 as well as Flock Safety Stock Options. Base salary is determined by job-related expe ... (truncated, view full listing at source)