Software Engineer

#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 300,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet Your Future Neighbors

As a Software Engineer with Nextdoor, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) (100% Telecommuting permitted) you’ll:

• Work across multiple phases of software development life cycle within a project to design, code, test and document large, complex software requirements for new and enhanced mobile applications
• Build and maintain scalable and distributed software application, infrastructure, and mobile development that power company’s communication platform while adhering to software engineering best practices
• Identify technical requirements in product meetings and assist the business team with realistic project planning and feature development
• Write documents and code and improve code quality through unit tests, automation, and code reviews and ensure that application continues to function. normally though software maintenance and testing
• Translate product requirements into functional, maintainable, and extensible software that is in-line with company objectives
• Collaborate with stakeholders from internal and external teams and fine tune technical specifications and product requirements
• Mentor junior software engineers

What You’ll Bring to The House

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or closely related technical discipline
• Two (2) years of experience in the position offered, or closely related position
• In the alternative, will accept a Bachelor’s degree in the fields above followed by five (5) years of progressive, post-bachelor’s experience in positions specified above
• Must have demonstrated IT project management experience and the following: Utilizing software development processes at all levels of software delivery lifecycle (requirements gathering, documentation, design, development, code review, testing and production support); Writing unit tests for code and services; Utilizing algorithms and data structures and object-oriented design principles to solve software problems; Utilizing Java, Objective C, and Swift programming languages to design and develop iOS mobile applications; Utilizing iOS Architecture to ensure the scalability, maintainability and high performance of the systems and applications that underlie the company's communication platform; and Utilizing data analytics to measure, monitor and track user interaction data and report on progress against established milestones, metrics and deliverables

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 $183,310 - $183,310/year on an annualized basis. 

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.

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 seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose 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.

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