Staff Engineer - Full Stack & Data Engineering

About Foursquare

Foursquare is the leading independent location technology and data cloud platform, dedicated to building meaningful bridges between digital spaces and physical places. Our proprietary technology unlocks the most accurate, trustworthy location data in the world, empowering businesses to answer key questions, uncover hidden insights, improve customer experiences, and achieve better business outcomes. A pioneer of the geo-location space, Foursquare’s location tech stack is being utilized by our mobile apps CityGuide and Swarm, as well as the world’s largest enterprises and most recognizable brands, like Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Spotify, Uber, Airbnb and others.

Foursquare’s flexible building blocks include technology to maximize marketing impact and drive incremental real-world engagement (Attribution, Audience, Proximity, SDK); data to deeply understand points of interest and real-world behavior patterns (Places and Visits), and tools to conduct advanced analysis, data enrichment, unification and visualization (Studio).

About The Position

Foursquare is looking for a Staff Engineer - Full Stack & Data Engineering to join our team! While we would prefer candidates based in or around our office hubs in New York City, Chicago, Seattle, or San Francisco, we're also open to considering remote applicants for this role.

The successful candidate will join the Foursquare Studio team. The Studio team set out to bring the most advanced geospatial technologies to the world that are powerful and easy to use. The team is building an analytics platform for accessing, enriching, analyzing, and visualizing geospatial data. We serve a variety of different customers and use cases from in-depth reporting to advanced geospatial visualization.

We are seeking a talented full-stack Engineer with a strong background in Data Engineering to join the Studio team. The ideal candidate will have experience in both front-end and back-end development and an understanding of data pipelines, data architecture, and data integration. This role involves designing and implementing scalable web applications and robust data systems, ensuring seamless data flow and high-performance analytics.

In this role, you’ll

• Develop and maintain web applications using web technologies
• Design, build, and manage data pipelines for efficient data processing and integration
• Implement and optimize database systems and data warehouses
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals
• Ensure web applications and data systems' scalability, reliability, and performance
• Implement best practices in coding, data management, and data security
• Continuously improve and update skills in emerging technologies and methodologies

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related field
• A minimum of 7 years experience in full-stack development and data engineering
• Experience with front-end programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript
• Strong experience with backend frameworks, particularly in a Node.js environment
• Expertise in SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Solid understanding of data engineering concepts: ETL processes, data warehousing, data lakes
• Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
• Knowledge of data integration tools and big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark)
• Your own unique talents! If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, we encourage and welcome you to still apply!

Benefits And Perks

• Flexible PTO - rest and recharge when you need it!
• Industry Leading Healthcare - comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance
• Savings and Investments - 401(k) with company match
• Equipment Setup - you will receive all necessary hardware for your job function
• Family Planning and Fertility Programs - programs via Carrot
• Employee Resource Groups - to help you stay connected
• Hybrid Work Schedule for in-person collaboration on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning April 1, 2024. For roles considered remote, this will not apply.

At Foursquare, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry and market standards.

Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, and specific office location. The annual total cash compensation range is $148,000 - $242,250, however actual salaries can vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills and competencies, as well as location.

Salary is just one component of Foursquare’s total compensation package, which includes restricted stock units, multiple health insurance options, and a wide range of benefits!

Things to know…

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