Software Engineer - New Grad 2025

#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 315,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet your Future Neighbors

As a Software Engineer at Nextdoor, you will join a dedicated team of developers, product managers, and designers who are passionate about leveraging technology to create a kinder world where everyone can rely on their neighbors. Our close-knit team of engineers wears multiple hats and works across various languages and services to deliver value to our neighbors. We prioritize moving quickly and making a significant impact, while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability as we build a great product.  In this role, you will have opportunities to both learn from and mentor your co-workers. 

Our New Grad positions are based in our offices in San Francisco or New York City. We offer a hybrid work environment, with the expectation to work in office six times per month. Learn more about the experiences of our new grads here.  

 The Impact You’ll Make

We empower our teams to take full ownership of bringing Nextdoor to life, offering you the chance to make significant contributions across our entire engineering stack and tackle exciting challenges. As a new grad engineer, you'll hit the ground running, with the opportunity to push code to production in your first week.

Beyond coding, you'll help shape the features we build through collaboration and customer feedback. You'll work closely with product managers and designers to ensure our products are user-friendly, beneficial to our customers, and aligned with the Nextdoor platform experience. We believe engineers should be involved in all aspects of product development, from conception and planning to roadmap building, shipping, and performance evaluation, which guides future iterations.

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; expected graduation between 2024 and Summer 2025
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Familiarity with programming principles and a desire to learn more
• Willingness to communicate and collaborate; we want to hear your ideas
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced startup environment
• Enthusiasm for learning about new technologies and systems
• Effective time management and prioritization skills
• Experience in software design and development
• Passion for Nextdoor’s mission and purpose

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 $140,000 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 equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Benefits

We’ve got you covered! We are dedicated to supporting your personal and professional growth with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• A variety of health plans, and a OneMedical membership for concierge care
• Flexible paid time off
• Dedicated volunteer days
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Mental health support
• Gender affirming care
• Stocked micro-kitchens and lunches at our offices

Applications for this position will be accepted until September 30, 2024

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.