Software Engineer

Nextdoor; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Health plans

OneMedical membership

Job summary

Nextdoor is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team, working with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality, scalable backend services. You’ll operate in an AI-first environment and collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers.

You will contribute to backend systems with Python, Java, and Kotlin, leveraging Django or Spring, Docker, and Kubernetes. Occasional remote work is possible within the NYC metro area as part of a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Three years of experience as Software/Systems Engineer or related role, or five years with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience backend development for large-scale, low-latency web services using Python, Java, Kotlin; Django or Spring.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Optimize code, improve system performance, and refactor applications.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for software applications and APIs.
• Implement security best practices and ensure software compliance.
• Utilize Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events and team-building activities.
• Build in-person relationships and contribute to Nextdoor’s culture.

Skills

Python

Java

Kotlin

Django

Spring

Docker

Kubernetes

Git CI/CD

REST APIs

Linux

Redis

Kafka

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

#Team** Nextdoor**

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 350,000 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

As a Software Engineer at Nextdoor, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and engineers.

At Nextdoor, we operate in an AI-first environment and expect every team member to actively use AI tools as part of their workflow. We aren’t looking for prompt engineers; we’re looking for people who use tools like Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Glean to challenge their own thinking and take full ownership of AI-assisted outputs.

We also offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment model, blending an in office presence and work from home experience for our valued employees. The hiring team will go over these expectations with you if you are being considered for a role near one of our offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and London.

The Impact You’ll Make

If you want the challenge of fast-paced growth, the satisfaction of seeing your design work come to life, and the pride in helping grow a world-class design team, this is the place for you.

Your responsibilities will include:

• You’ll write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following industry best practices
• You’ll develop and execute unit, integration, and functional tests
• You’ll optimize code, improve system performance, and refactor applications }}
• You’ll create and maintain technical documentation for software applications and APIs
• You’ll implement security best practices and ensure software compliance
• You’ll utilize version control systems and CI/CD pipelines for deployment
• 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

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a closely related field
• Three (3) years of experience in the position offered, as a Software/Systems Engineer, or closely related position. and/or the ability to perform at an advanced level in the domain
• Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate, experience in the above positions. Any suitable combination of education, training, or experience is acceptable
• Full term of experience must include: Performing backend development, including designing, building, and maintaining highly available, low-latency web services for large-scale consumer-facing systems using programming languages including Python, Java and Kotlin and web frameworks including Django and Spring; Debugging and monitoring production systems using advanced SQL, including writing complex joins, filters, and aggregations over large log and metrics datasets across many tables to investigate production errors, anomalies, and regression patterns; Containerizing and deploying large distributed backend services using Docker in orchestration environments such as Kubernetes and Amazon ECS, including image optimization, resource tuning, and runtime troubleshooting; Utilizing Git-based trunk or trunk-like workflows and CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment, including Git repositories and CI/CD systems, and configuring pipeline stages for unit, integration, and canary or staged rollouts; Designing, implementing, and consuming RESTful or gRPC APIs for high-traffic services, including versioned, backward-compatible interfaces, authentication/authorization, and schema evolution used by multiple internal microservices and clients; Utilizing application monitoring, centralized logging, and performance profiling tools to create dashboards and alerts and to investigate latency, error-rate, and throughput issues in production services; Utilizing Linux and networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, and debugging production issues using standard Linux diagnostic tools; Utilizing caching systems, including Redis and Memcached, and distributed queues, including Kafka and SQS, to design resilient, high-throughput backend architectures; and Designing and maintaining automated test suites, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, using appropriate test frameworks for Java, Kotlin, and Python services, and integrating these tests into CI/CD pipelines
• May work remotely up to 2 days/week from the New York City metro area

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create our total rewards package. Compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

The starting salary for this role is expected to be $200,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your ‘level’ of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. The salary range will be determined by the candidate’s geographic location.

We expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With quarterly vesting, your first vest date will take place within 3 months of your start date.

When it comes to benefits, we have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of health plans, including a 100% covered employee only plan option, and we also 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.