Software Engineer - Frontend

#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 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

In conjunction with Product Management and Design, the Engineering team at Nextdoor is responsible for bringing to life our mission of being the neighborhood hub for trusted connections and the exchange of helpful information, goods, and services. Working in small cross-functional teams, you’ll work in an agile environment that values code quality, learning quickly, and personal growth through collaboration and challenge.

You will collaborate with Frontend, Backend, Data Science, Infrastructure, Machine Learning Engineers and more to collectively improve the state of Engineering at Nextdoor. All engineers are invited to join co-ops to facilitate continuous modernization and knowledge sharing.

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

As a Senior Frontend Engineer on the team, you will be responsible for contributing to the architecture, usability, and reliability of the engineering ecosystem. 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 the Frontend - this includes developing and improving frameworks, in addition to making direct contributions to your team’s product area, and collaborating closely with multiple teams, stakeholders, and peers.

Software Engineers at Nextdoor have a stake in all aspects of the product - from coming up with the next big ideas to build, to helping set expectations and plan roadmaps, to understanding the impact of new features through rigorous data analysis. As your career at Nextdoor develops, you’ll also get the chance to mentor new team members, and grow your role towards what you’re most passionate about.

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• 5+ years of Software Development experience, and / or the ability to perform at an advanced level in the domain
• Expertise in modern React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Redux / Recoil, Jest, and CSS
• Expertise in at least one server-side web application language is a plus. Python / Django, Java, Kotlin, mobile development, and / or SQL experience is a plus
• Knowledge about GraphQL (Apollo / Relay), accessibility, internationalization, running online A / B experiments is a plus
• Experience with CI / CD systems and testing frameworks is a plus
• Experience within the AWS ecosystem is preferred
• Ability to design and implement heavily used services and systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong desire to learn new technologies
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in work environment
• Ability to mentor junior engineers across teams
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises
• Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

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. Compensation may also vary by geography.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $165,000 to $250,000 USD on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role.

We 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.

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 .