Software Developer, Foursquare
Backend Services
$120-170k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Location data platform
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Location data platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-170k
+ Equity
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
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
- 3+ years of experience in software development, working with production-level code
- Proficiency in Scala or in another JVM language and willingness to learn Scala
- Experience with relational or document-oriented database systems (experience with MongoDB is a plus)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Self-driven with strong communication skills and desire for collaboration
- We're looking for someone with proven experience aligning most closely to a L3
- 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 Full-Stack Software Developer to join the Places team, which builds our Places dataset, the backbone of our product offerings. We own and iterate on the core building blocks of our customer and Open Source Places Product offering, which lays the foundation for Foursquare’s other products and services
- You would join the Places team, which builds our Places dataset, the backbone of our product offerings, as well as developing and maintaining our suite of APIs and SDKs. We own and iterate on the core building blocks of our customer and Open Source Places Product offerings, which lay the foundation for Foursquare’s other products and services
- As a Software Developer (Backend Services), you’ll design and build high-scale, low-latency backend systems that power the company’s core Places dataset and APIs, supporting both consumer products and external developers
- The role involves working closely with infrastructure teams to ensure service reliability, as well as collaborating with data scientists to deploy machine learning models that balance accuracy, speed, and scalability
- Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, curious, and passionate about building robust, maintainable systems and writing high-quality code with strong test coverage
- Our engineering organization has transitioned to a performance system that prioritizes experience, skills, and impact over traditional hierarchy
- By simplifying titles and focusing on market-based levels, we aim to cultivate a high-performing, team-based environment where collaboration and innovation are at the heart of everything we do
- While our titles no longer include conventional levels like 'Senior' or 'Director,' we expect all members of our Engineering organization to embrace principled thinking and truth-seeking as we work together to pursue the best ideas and solutions for our business
- We understand that this philosophy may not be for everyone, but we'd love for you to apply if this collaborative way of working resonates with you
- Build and maintain backend APIs and systems for low-latency, large-scale applications
- Design real-time data storage and retrieval systems to support user-facing features
- Ensure high availability and performance of services through testing, monitoring, and optimization
- Collaborate with data scientists to integrate and product-ionize machine learning models
- Apply best practices in software quality, testing, and CI/CD
- Work cross-functionally with product, data, and engineering teams to define and deliver impactful features
- Translate complex technical and product requirements into clear, actionable engineering work
Our take
Foursquare was originally built as an app to make use of 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 to several business and consumer products.
Foursquare operates in a crowded market, but by continually innovating, it has managed to successfully fend off competitors. However, with the likes of Google Maps and Facebook Places in the same industry, it will be continually needing 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 insight into users' in-store activity to monitor the effectiveness of ads on the video platform, and partnered with Constellation Network to provide insights into restaurant and retail business traffic trends.
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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-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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