9 months ago
Base Salary
$165k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop backend systems using languages and frameworks including Python/Django and Kotlin/JVM.
- Work with SQL, GraphQL, Redis, Postgres, Kafka, and AWS as part of the backend technology stack.
- Collaborate with product management, data science, and design to build high-impact features.
- Work with engineering teams in Toronto, San Francisco, and other locations.
- Contribute to feature definition, roadmap planning, customer understanding, and data analysis.
- Participate in company trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, team-building activities, and culture-building efforts.
Requirements
- At least five years of software engineering experience and a bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent work experience.
- Strong coding abilities in at least one language; Python or Kotlin experience is preferred.
- Experience building and deploying flexible backend systems at scale.
- Ability to work independently and deliver impact in an ambiguous environment.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Desire to learn new technologies and systems and explore AI and emerging technologies.
Benefits
- Hybrid employment experience.
- Health, dental, and vision plans with 100% of the employee's personal monthly premium covered.
- OneMedical membership for concierge care.
- Meaningful equity grant with quarterly vesting and a first vest date within the first three months.
- Participation in in-person trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team-building events.
Tech Stack
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About Nextdoor
Nextdoor builds a neighborhood social network and local marketplace where residents, small businesses, and public agencies share information, recommendations, and listings. The app is free to use and monetized through local and national advertising, sponsored posts, and paid business tools and listings. It is a public company on the NYSE and is used in more than 350,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.