About the position
As a Senior or Staff Software Engineer at Nextdoor, you'll join a focused team of developers, product managers, and designers who are passionate about using technology to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighbor they can rely on. We are a small, high performing team of engineers that wear multiple hats and prioritize impact for our customers. We care about moving fast and delivering impact, without compromising on quality and reliability as guided by our Engineering Principles. You will have the opportunity to learn from your co-workers and teach them. As a team, we will make each other better and build great software. We believe in empowering our teams to own all aspects of bringing Nextdoor to life. As such, you'll get the opportunity to make key contributions across our engineering stack - this includes developing and improving frameworks across our backend services, in addition to making direct contributions to your team's product area. In addition to writing code, you'll help define the features that we build, through collaboration internally with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering leaders. We believe engineers should have a stake over all aspects of the product - from coming up with the next big ideas to build, through helping set expectations and plan roadmaps, all the way through understanding the impact of new features through rigorous data analysis. As your career at Nextdoor develops, you'll also get the chance to grow your role towards what you're most passionate about.
Responsibilities
- Backend development in a variety of languages/frameworks including Python/Django, Kotlin / JVM, Go, SQL, GraphQL, Redis, Postgres, Kafka, AWS
- Mentoring a team of talented engineers designing and building the next generation of Nextdoor
- Collaborating with product management, data science, and design to ensure we build the right things to maximize impact on neighbors
- Working with engineers in Toronto, New York, San Francisco and beyond
- Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises
- Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor values
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
- High-initiative leader who can drive technical vision to enable the rapid iteration of Nextdoor's product
- Strong coding and debugging abilities across multiple systems and domains
- Experience designing, building and deploying flexible backend systems at scale
- Strong desire to learn about new technologies and systems
Benefits
- Starting salary range from $153,000 to $230,000
- Meaningful equity grant with equal quarterly vesting
- 100% coverage of personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision
- OneMedical membership for concierge care
