Senior Staff Engineer, Foursquare
Security
$240-365k
+ Restricted stock units
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Location data platform
Job no longer available
Location data platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$240-365k
+ Restricted stock units
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create technology that constructs meaningful bridges between digital spaces and physical places.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be creative and technologically bold as well as possess a mix of pragmatism, strong management, communications skills, and technical depth
- You must have a passion for implementing and supporting cyber security standards to keep our customers and our company's data safe
- 10+ years of relevant experience in highly technical Security roles
- 5+ years in senior role
- Hands-on experience leading incident response activities for security events
- Experience with security on cloud platforms with a deep understanding of offerings from key cloud providers (i.e. AWS, Databricks, Snowflake)
- Expertise in a variety of multifactor authentication platforms and other relevant access management technologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate information security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences
- Broad practical experience in security software in Mobile Device Management (MDM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), EDR applications, MacOS, iOS, Microsoft platforms, and VM environments, etc
- Knowledge of best practices of IT security hardware and software (Firewall, IDS, IPS, Content Filters, VPN, Authentication and Encryption)
- Proven track record and experience in developing information security policies and procedures, as well as successfully executing programs that meet the objectives of excellence in a dynamic business environment
- Your own unique talents! If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, we encourage and welcome you to still apply!
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer, Security located in or near one of our office hubs - San Francisco, New York City, or Seattle
- You will be responsible for providing technical leadership managing data and information risks related to product development, technology solutions, crisis management, governance risk, compliance and data privacy
- The Senior Staff Engineer, Security will have responsibility for all data/information security policies, standards, evaluations, and determining, implementing, and supporting cyber security standards for the global enterprise
- You will be involved in all facets of information security and work across departments in a fast-paced environment, wearing multiple hats and managing large initiatives such as security audits
- You must have a passion for implementing and supporting cyber security standards to keep our customers and our company's data safe
- You will also drive the adoption of SOC2 / ISO certification(s) as we evolve from a data provider to a cloud software strategy
- Drive the technical strategy for the Security organization in order to identify, develop, implement, and maintain security processes, practices, and policies throughout the organization to reduce risks, respond to incidents, and limit exposure and liability in all areas of informational, financial, physical, personal, and reputational risk
- Ensure Foursquare is in compliance with local, national, and international regulatory environments where applicable to the accountability of this role (e.g. privacy and data protection)
- Partner with legal and compliance teams to create and support a security culture through education and awareness programs designed to reduce the risks to the enterprise while also engaging key business leaders to ensure business unit involvement
- Ability to assess infrastructure and AI software vendors for their compliance with information and security standards
- Develop an effective strategy to assess and mitigate risk (foreign and domestic), managing crises and incidents, maintaining continuity of operations, and safeguarding the organization
- Your team will research and deploy state-of-the-art technology solutions and innovative security management techniques to safeguard the organization's personnel and assets, including intellectual property and trade secret
- Your team will establish and promote security by design best practices, and provide expertise and implementation of secure solutions in regards to feature development and controls on SDLC and cloud governance - often in collaboration with other engineering teams
- Enable Foursquare to stay ahead of the global threat landscape and the technologies used to defend corporate assets, reputation and revenue-streams
Our take
Foursquare was originally built as an app that used mobile phone GPS to 'check in' at certain locations. Over time, it has transformed from a user location check-in app into a large location platform that provides analytics for several business and consumer products.
Foursquare operates in a crowded market, but by continually innovating, it has successfully fended off competitors. However, with the likes of Google Maps and Facebook Places in the same industry, it will continuously need to set itself apart. Foursquare shows its appeal, though: major players, including Twitter, Uber, Apple Maps, and Airbnb, to name a few, use the platform.
The company has an ambitious goal of bringing "Foursquare Everywhere", with part of its strategy to grow by acquisitions. For example, it acquired Unfolded, a geospatial analytics firm, to help enhance its analysis of location data. Foursquare has also made a deal with social media giant TikTok to provide insights into users' in-store activity to monitor the effectiveness of ads on the video platform, and with Constellation Network to give insights into restaurant and retail business traffic trends.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2019
$150m
SERIES G
Oct 2018
$33m
LATE VC
Total funding: $394.4m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Learning and development programs from individual contributors 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
- Family planning programs via Carrot and Maven
- Employee Resource Groups to help you stay connected
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Dennis Crowley
(Co-Founder & Co-Chair)Having studied at New York University, Dennis co-created the big game projects PacManhattan and ConQuest before founding Dodgeball, which he managed after its acquisition by Google in 2005. In 2009, he co-founded Foursquare with Naveen Selvadurai.
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