What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Engineer - Front End position at Foursquare?
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 the world’s largest enterprises and most recognizable brands.
About the Position
Foursquare is looking for a Staff Engineer to join our team!
The Studio team at Foursquare is 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. The Studio team members are authors of a suite of leading open-source geospatial technologies - kepler.gl, deck.gl and H3. By joining the team, you will have an opportunity to work with some of the best geospatial engineers in the industry.
In this role, you’ll
- Build world-class data visualization and analytics experiences
- Develop elegant and responsive user interfaces using the latest Front-End technologies
- Work closely with the Front-End lead, product, UX/UI design, backend to understand customer needs and translate them into product features
- Bridge the gap between UI design and product implementation
- Maintain and improve existing code with a pride of ownership
- Ensure web design is optimized for performance
- Write reusable code for components and styles
What you’ll need
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in software engineering, building frontend geospatial applications
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Typescript
- Well versed in Front-End technologies including React, Redux, React Hooks, Tailwind CSS, and Esbuild
- Excellent knowledge of browser troubleshooting and debugging practices and techniques
- Experience with developing data-rich applications and techniques for creating great UI architecture and engineering
- Experience with client-side data processing, rendering performance, and visualizations
- Have an eye for great design and are passionate about building products that provide a great user experience
- At ease with technology, able to quickly pick up new tech stacks and troubleshoot
- Proactive, able to take initiative and work independently
- 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
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Fully Flexible Workplace - work from home, one of our offices or a combination of the two!
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Unlimited PTO - rest and recharge when you need it!
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Industry Leading Healthcare - comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance
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Savings and Investments - 401(k) with company match
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Home Office Setup - you get all necessary hardware and internet reimbursement
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Family Planning and Fertility Programs - programs via Carrot and Maven
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Employee Resource Groups - to help you stay connected
Things to know…
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.
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