Foursquare is the leading independent location technology company, powered by our deep understanding of how people move throughout the world.
Our solutions help businesses make smarter decisions, developers create more engaging experiences, and brands build more effective marketing strategies.
Foursquare’s platform includes Attribution, Audience, Proximity, Places, Pilgrim SDK and Visits.
As the industry’s first and only accredited company for location data from the Media Rating Council (MRC), this foundation powers all our solutions — those that exist today and those we have yet to build.
Over 14 billion consumer-verified place visit confirmations help us keep our map and models fresh and up-to-date, building a phone’s-eye-view of the world with 105 million unique places of interest worldwide.
Responsibilities of the Role
Working with internal and external stakeholders in defining quality metrics across different visits data use-cases
Collaborating with the platform team to leverage the right tooling and define the correct processes for measuring data quality
Working with rest of the visits engineering team in integrating metrics into the existing data pipelines
Qualifications
Comfortable with at least one scripting language (Python preferred)
Experience creating tests to validate large datasets
Experience working with data delivery pipelines leveraging technologies like Spark
Experience documenting results of tests for internal and external stakeholders
Strong attention to detail and capacity for thorough, self-directed analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience with leveraging AWS
Familiarity with Scala and Spark
Perks and Benefits
Learning and development programs from ICs to managers
Individual, professional coaching for all full-time employees
Flexible time off
– rest and recharge when you need it!
Comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance
401(k) with company match
Home office setup: you get all necessary hardware and internet reimbursement
Family planning programs via Carrot and Maven
Employee Resource Groups to help you stay connected
Foursquare is proud to foster an inclusive environment that is free from discrimination.
We strongly believe in order to build the best products, we need a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds.
This leads to a more delightful experience for our users and team members.
We value listening to every voice and we encourage everyone to come be a part of building a company and products we love.
Foursquare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.