Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Nextdoor

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 153,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

OneMedical membership

Equity grants

Job summary

A neighborhood network company is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join their team in New York. You will focus on backend development, mentor engineers, and collaborate with various teams to enhance their product. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. This position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

6+ years as a Software Engineer.
Strong coding and debugging abilities.
Experienced in building scalable backend systems.

Responsibilities

Develop backend services in various languages/frameworks.
Mentor a team of engineers.
Collaborate with product management and design.

Skills

Backend development

Coding and debugging

Leadership

Collaboration

Mentoring

Experience with Python

Experience with SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Python/Django

Kotlin / JVM

GraphQL

Redis

Postgres

Kafka

AWS

Job description

Overview

Nextdoor (NYSE: NXDR) is the essential neighborhood network. Neighbors, public agencies, and businesses use Nextdoor to connect around local information that matters in more than 340,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. Nextdoor builds innovative technology to foster local community, share important news, and create neighborhood connections at scale. Download the app and join the neighborhood at nextdoor.com.

Meet Your Future Neighbors 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.

At Nextdoor, we offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment experience, providing a flexible experience for our valued employees.

The Impact You’ll Make

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.

Your 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

What You’ll Bring To The Team

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

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 range from $153,000 to $230,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your level of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

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.

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.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we serve. We encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For information about our collection and use of applicants’ personal information, please see Nextdoor\'s Personnel Privacy Notice, found here.

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