Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nextdoor is the essential neighborhood network that connects neighbors, public agencies, and businesses around local information. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to backend development, collaborate with product teams, and mentor engineers while fostering a culture of innovation and community engagement.
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 such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team building exercises
- Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor’s company culture
Skills
- 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer and a 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
- We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.
- Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans.
- We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.
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