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
As a Fullstack Engineer on Nextdoor’s Local Conversations team, you’ll join the Rewards & Incentives pod and help build product experiences that encourage meaningful participation in neighborhood communities. You’ll work across the frontend and backend, with a strong focus on building high-quality web experiences using React and Python/Django.
You’ll contribute to two evolving product areas to start. This is a highly hands-on engineering role. You’ll contribute to entity-relationship modeling, solution architecture, implementation, testing, and iteration, while partnering with product, design, and engineering teammates.
You’ll also participate in team operating practices, including a gradual on-call shadow rotation after onboarding and ramp-up. The team will review role-specific expectations with candidates during the hiring process.
What You’ll Bring to The Team
Experience building and shipping software in a production environment
Strong frontend fundamentals and experience with modern JavaScript and React. This is an important part of the role
Experience with a server-side web application language; Python/Django experience is strongly preferred
Familiarity with SQL and developing across frontend and backend systems
Ability to break down product requirements, collaborate on technical approaches, and implement maintainable solutions
Strong collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment
Interest in contributing ideas and product perspective, not just executing predefined tasks
2+ years of software development experience and a demonstrated ability to own projects with increasing independence. Level will be determined based on experience and demonstrated proficiency
Experience with Storybook or other component-driven development practices is a plus
Eagerness to explore and apply AI tools and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done
Willingness to participate in in-person Nextdoor events such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team building exercises, as applicable to your location
Interest in building relationships with teammates and contributing to Nextdoor’s culture
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 range from $135,000- $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.
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