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Foursquare Business Intelligence Interview Guide

<p>Getting ready for an Business Intelligence interview at Foursquare? The Foursquare Business Intelligence interview span across 10 to 12 different question topics. In preparing for the interview:</p>
<ul>
<li>Know what skills are necessary for Foursquare Business Intelligence roles.</li>
<li>Gain insights into the Business Intelligence interview process at Foursquare.</li>
<li>Practice real Foursquare Business Intelligence interview questions.</li>
</ul>
<p>Interview Query regularly analyzes interview experience data, and we've used that data to produce this guide, with sample interview questions and an overview of the Foursquare Business Intelligence interview.</p>


Getting ready for an Business Intelligence interview at Foursquare? The Foursquare Business Intelligence interview span across 10 to 12 different question topics. In preparing for the interview:

- Know what skills are necessary for Foursquare Business Intelligence roles.
- Gain insights into the Business Intelligence interview process at Foursquare.
- Practice real Foursquare Business Intelligence interview questions.

Interview Query regularly analyzes interview experience data, and we've used that data to produce this guide, with sample interview questions and an overview of the Foursquare Business Intelligence interview.
        

Overview

Foursquare Business Intelligence Salary

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Foursquare Business Intelligence Interview Process

<p>We’re given a table of bank transactions with three columns, <code>user_id</code>, a deposit or withdrawal value (determined if the value is positive or negative), and <code>created_at</code> time for each transaction.</p>

<p>Write a query to get the total three-day rolling average for deposits by day.</p>

<p><em>Note: Please use the format <code>&#39;%Y-%m-%d&#39;</code> for the date in the outout</em></p>

<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>

<p><strong>Input:</strong></p>

<p><code>bank_transactions</code> table</p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>user_id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>created_at</code></td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>transaction_value</code></td>
<td>FLOAT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Output:</strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>dt</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>rolling_three_day</code></td>
<td>FLOAT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


Rolling Bank Transactions

<p>Write a query to identify customers who placed more than three transactions each in both 2019 and 2020.</p>

<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>

<p><strong>Input:</strong></p>

<p><code>transactions</code> table</p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>user_id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>created_at</code></td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>product_id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>quantity</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><code>users</code> table</p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> 
<strong>Output:</strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>customer_name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


<p>Which of the following queries will return a list of customers and the total amount they have spent on orders?</p>


Which of the following queries will return a list of customers and the total amount they have spent on orders?

Customer Orders

<p>Let’s say you’re working for a social media company trying to grow your user base. You know that people tend to use the same social network as their peers, so you want to target all your growth and marketing efforts on specific age groups so as to take advantage of network effects.</p>

<p>You wish to begin with the age group that is currently generating the most connections (fastest growing).</p>

<p>Write a SQL query to find the average number of accepted friend requests for each age group and order the results in descending order.</p>

<p><em>Note: The average number of accepted friend requests is calculated as the total number of friend requests sent by an age group that was accepted divided by the number of members in said age group.</em></p>

<p><em>We can assume the tables hold valid data in that there are no duplicate friend requests, friend requests are only accepted once, and user A can only accept a friend request from User B after B sends A a friend request.</em></p>

<p><em>The result should be rounded to two decimal places.</em></p>

<h3>Example:</h3>

<p><strong>Input:</strong></p>

<p><strong><code>friend_requests</code></strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>requester_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>receiver_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>sent_at</td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong><code>requests_accepted</code></strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>accepter_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>requester_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>accepted_at</td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong><code>age_groups</code></strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>user_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>age_group</td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Output:</strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>age_group</td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>average_acceptance</td>
<td>FLOAT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


Find the average number of accepted friend requests for each age group that sent the requests.

Avg Friend Requests By Age Group

Foursquare Business Intelligence Interview Questions

<p><strong>About Foursquare</strong></p><p>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 our mobile apps CityGuide and Swarm, as well as the world’s largest enterprises and most recognizable brands, like Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Spotify, Uber, Airbnb and others.</p><p>Foursquare’s flexible building blocks include technology to maximize marketing impact and drive incremental real-world engagement (Attribution, Audience, Proximity, SDK); data to deeply understand points of interest and real-world behavior patterns (Places and Visits), and tools to conduct advanced analysis, data enrichment, unification and visualization (Studio).</p><p><a href="#">Learn more at location.foursquare.com</a></p><p><strong>About the Position</strong></p><p>Foursquare is looking for a highly skilled <strong>Senior Data engineer</strong> to join our team! While we would prefer candidates based in or around our office hub in Seattle or New York.</p><p>Data Engineers at Foursquare have a unique opportunity to combine large scale 1st and 3rd party geospatial datasets with other data (transactions, ad impressions and more) to derive actionable business insights. We do so by combining unique datasets with a series of proprietary algorithms and/or models while leveraging numerous compute platforms (both hyperscalers and emerging geospatial compute platforms).</p><p><strong>In this role, you’ll</strong></p><ul><li>Work closely with data scientists to productionize ML models.</li><li>Design, implement & maintain data pipelines that process billions of impressions, visits and transactions per day.</li><li>Build new features by working directly with customer facing teams.</li><li>Work effectively with a high degree of autonomy within a collaborative team.</li></ul><p><strong>What you’ll need</strong></p><ul><li>8+ years of experience in building large scale data pipelines using Spark.</li><li>Hands-on experience with orchestration technologies such as Airflow.</li><li>Working knowledge of open table formats such as Delta, Iceberg or Hudi.</li><li>Experience working with data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake or Redshift.</li><li>Proficient in SQL.</li><li>Experience designing and deploying high performance systems with reliable monitoring and logging practices.</li><li>Experience in optimizing and troubleshooting complex data pipelines.</li><li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills.</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits and Perks</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Flexible PTO</strong> - rest and recharge when you need it!</li><li><strong>Industry Leading Healthcare</strong> - comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance</li><li><strong>Savings and Investments</strong> - 401(k) with company match</li><li><strong>Equipment Setup</strong> - you will receive all necessary hardware for your job function</li><li><strong>Family Planning and Fertility Programs</strong> - programs via Carrot</li><li><strong>Employee Resource Groups</strong> - to help you stay connected</li><li><strong>Hybrid Work Schedule </strong>for in-person collaboration on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning April 1, 2024. For roles considered remote, this will not apply.</li></ul><p><strong>At Foursquare, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry and market standards. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, and specific office location.</strong></p><p>The annual total cash compensation range is<strong>$124,000 - $204,250</strong>howeveractual salaries can vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills and competencies, as well as location.</p><p>Salary is just one component of Foursquare’s total compensation package, which includes restricted stock units, multiple health insurance options, and a wide range of benefits!</p><p><strong><em>Things to know…</em></strong></p><p><em>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.</em></p><p><em>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.</em></p><p><a href="#"><strong>Foursquare Privacy Policy</strong></a></p><p><strong>#LI-HYBRID</strong></p><p><strong>#LI-MT1</strong></p>
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<strong>About Foursquare </strong> <br><br>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 our mobile apps CityGuide and Swarm, as well as the world's largest enterprises and most recognizable brands, like Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Spotify, Uber, Airbnb and others. <br><br>Foursquare's flexible building blocks include technology to maximize marketing impact and drive incremental real-world engagement (Attribution, Audience, Proximity, SDK); data to deeply understand points of interest and real-world behavior patterns (Places and Visits), and tools to conduct advanced analysis, data enrichment, unification and visualization (Studio). <br><br>Learn more at location.foursquare.com <br><br><strong>About the Position</strong> <br><br>Foursquare is looking for a highly skilled <strong>Senior Data engineer</strong> to join our team! While we would prefer candidates based in or around our office hub in Seattle or New York. <br><br>Data Engineers at Foursquare have a unique opportunity to combine large scale 1st and 3rd party geospatial datasets with other data (transactions, ad impressions and more) to derive actionable business insights. We do so by combining unique datasets with a series of proprietary algorithms and/or models while leveraging numerous compute platforms (both hyperscalers and emerging geospatial compute platforms). <br><br><strong>In this role, you'll </strong> <br><ul> <li>Work closely with data scientists to productionize ML models. </li><li>Design, implement & maintain data pipelines that process billions of impressions, visits and transactions per day. </li><li>Build new features by working directly with customer facing teams. </li><li>Work effectively with a high degree of autonomy within a collaborative team. </li></ul><strong>What you'll need</strong> <ul> <li>8+ years of experience in building large scale data pipelines using Spark. </li><li>Hands-on experience with orchestration technologies such as Airflow. </li> <li>Working knowledge of open table formats such as Delta, Iceberg or Hudi. </li><li>Experience working with data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake or Redshift. </li><li>Proficient in SQL. </li> <li>Experience designing and deploying high performance systems with reliable monitoring and logging practices. </li><li>Experience in optimizing and troubleshooting complex data pipelines. </li> <li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills. </li></ul><strong>Benefits and Perks</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Flexible PTO</strong> - rest and recharge when you need it! </li><li><strong>Industry Leading Healthcare</strong> - comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance </li><li><strong>Savings and Investments</strong> - 401(k) with company match </li><li><strong>Equipment Setup</strong> - you will receive all necessary hardware for your job function </li><li><strong>Family Planning and Fertility Programs</strong> - programs via Carrot </li> <li><strong>Employee Resource Groups</strong> - to help you stay connected </li><li><strong>Hybrid Work Schedule </strong>for in-person collaboration on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning April 1, 2024. For roles considered remote, this will not apply. </li></ul> <br>At Foursquare, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry and market standards. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, and specific office location. <br><br>The annual total cash compensation range is <strong>$124,000 - $204,250</strong>howeveractual salaries can vary based on a candidate's qualifications, skills and competencies, as well as location. <br> <br>Salary is just one component of Foursquare's total compensation package, which includes restricted stock units, multiple health insurance options, and a wide range of benefits! <br><br><strong>Things to know...</strong> <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br><strong>Foursquare Privacy Policy</strong><br><br><strong>#LI-HYBRID</strong><br><br><strong>#LI-MT1</strong>

Foursquare Business Intelligence Interview Guide

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Foursquare Business Intelligence Salary

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