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Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA

#TeamNextdoor
Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to
cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.
Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things
done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services.
Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 305,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.


Meet your Future Neighbors
As a Software Engineer with Nextdoor, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) (100% Telecommuting permitted) you’ll:
● Work with cross-functional and agile teams to translate product requirements into user-facing applications to
support company growth.
● Work with product managers and designers to gather requirements and mockups and implement those features via
code.
● Develop application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow advertisers to control all their ad campaigns from
one place.
● Architect and design cloud services that are robust and scalable enough to handle thousands of users at once.
● Design and optimize database schemas.
● Write complex SQL queries and fine-tuning Postgres database performance.
● Optimize applications for improved performance and scalability, ensuring seamless user experience.
● Develop automated tests to improve overall team performance and deployment reliability.
What You’ll Bring to The House
● Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or closely
related field.
● Five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the position offered or as a Software Development
Engineer, or closely related position.
● Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree and three (3) years of experience in the position offered or
as a Software Development Engineer, or closely related position. Any suitable combination of education,
training, or experience is acceptable.
● Must have experience in the following: Utilizing Agile and software development processes at all levels of
software delivery lifecycle (requirements gathering, documentation, design, development, code review, testing
and production support); Utilizing Application Programming Interfaces (API) to design, develop and add new
features/API to the application/platform following design patterns and best practices; Utilizing Database
modeling/design tools, such as Postgres and DynamoDB, to design and implement new data models to support the
backend product requirements; Utilizing Amazon Cloud Services and Kubernetes to operate and manage critical
scalable cloud services infrastructure; Developing software for large-scale and distributed system services;
Utilizing Structured Query Language (SQL) for data mining and manipulation, analysis, and modeling of data sets
to ensure data is reliable in Software Platform; Utilizing Object-Oriented and Programming Languages, Java, and
Kotlin to build software; and Utilizing algorithms and data structures to write unit tests for code and services.

Rewards
Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards
package.
The starting salary for this role is expected to be: $206,315/year.
We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would
be within the first 3 months of your start date.
Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
We have you covered! 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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