Senior Software Engineer - Backend

🕒 July 30, 2025

🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid

💵 $153k - $230k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Nextdoor

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2011

👥 B2C

📱 Media

B2C • Media

Nextdoor is a hyperlocal social networking platform that connects neighbors, local businesses, and public agencies within verified neighborhood communities. It enables residents to share updates, safety alerts, recommendations for local services and favorites, events, and neighborhood news, while offering business pages and tools for companies, agencies, and publishers to reach local audiences.

📋 Description

•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

🎯 Requirements

•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

🏖️ Benefits

•We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care. •Meaningful equity grant with quarterly vesting.