Since our inception in 2009, Foursquare has been a leading force in changing how location information enriches our real-world and digital lives. As a location intelligence company, Foursquare is comprised of two well-known consumer apps, Foursquare and Swarm, as well as thriving media and enterprise products. Our B2B offerings include Places (for developers), Pinpoint and Attribution (for marketers), and Place Insights (for analysts, based on the world's largest foot traffic panel). With more than 250 people across our offices in New York, San Francisco, and in sales offices around the globe, we’re dedicated to our trailblazing mission—enriching consumer experiences and informing business decisions with location intelligence.

About the Opportunity:

Foursquare is looking for an experienced engineering manager to join our Consumer team. You will be working with a team of engineers, product and design who embody the Foursquare Core Values of "Make it Delightful" and "Invent the Future". The team develops and maintains our two consumer apps: Foursquare City Guide and Swarm; as well as experimenting with new technologies and ideas to build new products and inspire the next generation of location-based experiences. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coach a team of talented iOS and Android engineers and tech leads
• Responsible for the team's technical roadmap and direction, working closely with Product Management, Designers, Analysts, Sales, and Business Development to achieve company goals
• Own technology vision, R&D, architecture, and execution for a Foursquare mobile engineering team
• Manage the development of scalable and robust iOS and Android applications
• Identify and track critical diagnostic metrics for the health and growth of our core technologies
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, processes, and policies when necessary.
• Partner with other engineering and product teams and department stakeholders to align on and drive forward broader engineering and company initiatives
• Grow and build a diverse and effective team by recruiting for the team, establishing hiring goals, interviewing norms, and evolving the onboarding process for new team members
• Work closely with key strategic external clients to grow partnerships, learn about the market, and advance our technical capabilities

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven experience in developing iOS or Android applications
• 2+ years experience managing an engineering team
• You consider yourself a player-coach, with the ability to jump into an IDE and help get a feature shipped, in addition to helping the team to do their best work
• You consider empathy to be one of your strongest skills
• Understand modern mobile architecture, familiar with deployment process and monitoring tools
• Track record of shipping and scaling high-quality mobile applications as an individual contributor and manager
• Excellent problem solving and large-scale systems debugging skills, and data analytical skills to use data to find answers
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey intricate systems and logic to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Top-notch motivational skills and the ability to align teams toward company goals and vision
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

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.