Jobs at Nextdoor
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Data Science Manager - Ads
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Jul 29, 2023
Nextdoor is seeking an experienced Ads Data Science Manager to lead data strategy for all ads product areas. The role involves managing a team of data scientists, formulating complex analyses, and deploying models to production. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a quantitative field, extensive experience in ad marketplaces, and a strong background in data science, product analytics, and machine learning. Nextdoor offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a supportive culture of learning.
Senior Cloud Engineer
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 06, 2023
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. Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. 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.LI-Hybrid We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. Future projects will include supporting the Core Services team to build a horizontally scalable and globally replicated data layer to replace our existing vertically partitioned Postgres databases, improving the ergonomics and security of our cloud platform, scaling our compute from 10K pods to 100K pods, and supporting our product teams better with improved self-service tools.Some of the areas you might focus on areBuilding elastic and scalable container fleets with proven and measurable scaling response times, massive horizontal scaling capacity, and automatic failure remediationDesign, develop, and manage Kafka-based data pipelinesAutomated controls around cloud configuration, compliance management, and identity and access management (IAM) security systemsProviding self-service infrastructure-as-code systems to developers that automate the full lifecycle of managing, deploying and operating cloud services including blob/block storage, relational databases, key-value databases, caches and document search servicesDeveloping tooling for horizontally and vertically autoscaling our compute workloadsTuning Linux kernels for high throughput containerized environments running tens of thousands of containersOpportunity to provide upstream open source patches to well known community projects like AWS Bottlerocket, the Istio Service Mesh, Keiko IAM Manager, Kyverno, Strimzi.io’s Kafka Operator and moreParticipate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercisesBuild in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor valuesWhat You’ll Bring To The Team3+ years of experience in a Systems Infrastructure roleExperience with scaling cloud-based infrastructureSolid understanding and real-world experience in working with Kubernetes (K8S)Experience in working with design, development, and maintaining of Kafka pipelinesBelief in infrastructure as code and enjoys working in a GitOps environmentThorough understanding of Linux and networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, eBPF)Strong debugging and performance tuning skills using software like gdb, perf, strace, ltrace, tcpdump, Wireshark, etcExperience working in a production environment with the AWS ecosystemExperience with performance, automation, monitoring, and capacity planningBonus PointsOperational experience managing Redis, ElasticSearch and PostgreSQL at-scaleExperience in a large scale compute environment with thousands of servers and tens of thousands of podsRewardsCompensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date. Recent projects have included migrating our homegrown autoscaler for asynchronous compute to KEDA, replacing ALBs with the Istio service mesh, fixing bugs in Istio’s zone-aware routing logic, and making Prometheus horizontally scalable. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply.
Software Engineer - Customer Experience
Company: Nextdoor
Location: Remote
Posted Aug 01, 2023
Nextdoor is a platform that connects neighbors and fosters a sense of community. The Information Systems team, responsible for internal tools and platforms, is expanding to support the growing business. The team is looking for a software engineer to help define, architect, and build systems and features, collaborate with other teams, and mentor junior engineers.
Product Manager - Growth
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 12, 2023
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.LI-Hybrid At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care. Compensation may also vary by geography.Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 305,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.Meet Your Future NeighborsAs the Product Manager for Pages at Nextdoor, you’ll be at the forefront of scaling our product by empowering local, small businesses to thrive in their communities by generating word of mouth about their business, and by helping neighbors discover local businesses to derive utility. In this role, you’ll define and deliver new strategies and tactics to drive user growth through our Pages strategy, as well as work cross-functionally to shape the future of the Nextdoor product as we continue to grow.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 MakeIf you want the challenge of fast-paced growth, the satisfaction of seeing your work come to life, and the pride in helping grow a world-class growth team, this is the place for you. Your responsibilities will include: Ideate, create and execute on Nextdoor’s Pages strategy and roadmap from the ground up.Blend qualitative and quantitative insights to create and execute rapid hypothesis driven experiments. Work cross-functionally with engineering, data science and design to ship delightful, user-centered, cross-platform experiences that build the fabric of local communities around the globeYou’ll be involved in all aspects of the product development lifecycle; from strategy, research, prototyping, concept to interaction design, to final QA and code tweaks right before launchClearly communicate roadmap progress, experiment results and learnings to a variety of stakeholders outside of the product development team, including Finance & Strategy, Customer Support, and Company Leadership.Obsess over the operational performance of your product area, from understanding the funnel, proactively managing key metrics, and actively searching for new growth opportunitiesParticipate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercisesBuild in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor valuesWhat You’ll Bring To The TeamYou are passionate about providing organic value to local small businesses so they can thrive in their communities5+ years Product Management experience shipping great consumer products in an agile environment, preferably including work on social networks. Deep analytical expertise; while this person will partner with data science, they should be able to (or have a willingness to) perform basic data analysis/querying skillsAbility to experiment and learn quickly, and iterate on the user experience to provide value and growth for our usersComfort working across the product development spectrum: strategy, ideation, concept work, pixel-level details, and front-end development and implementationBring a deep empathy for customer needs and insights as well as an intuitive grasp of the business problemsBonus points for product managers who have worked in growth for consumer productsFamiliarity with SQL, Excel Spreadsheet, DashboardingRewardsCompensation, 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 $159,000 to $213,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply. Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. 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.
Data Scientist - Ads
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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.LI-Remote 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. 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! This person will work closely with various cross-functional teams such as product, engineering, sales & finance to develop and deliver metrics, analyses, solutions, and insights, with actionable recommendations to business partners. MS or PhD in a quantitative discipline: statistics, operations research, computer science, informatics, engineering, applied mathematics, economics, etc.Experience in applied statistics and statistical modeling in at least one statistical software package, preferably R/PythonExperience in designing trustworthy experimentation and analyzing complex product a/b testing resultsDeep understanding of ML models and preferably experience in production model deploymentExpert knowledge of SQL, Python programming, including common scientific computing packages and data science tools such as numpy, pandas, and scikit-learnExcellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audience, including executives and compile compelling narrativesAbility to solve ambiguous business problems with structured analytics frameworkInnate curiosity around finding meaningful insights that inform the way we think about and develop both our product and our business strategies RewardsCompensation, 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 $126,000 to $185,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. You are keen on building a deeper understanding into ML algorithms and advertising system.Your responsibilities will include: Design and develop algorithms and models to optimize our ads relevance & customer valueLeverage statistics, time series analysis, machine learning, and natural language processing to extract and represent valuable insightsDevelop and share key strategic insights through data analysis, including designing experiments and evaluating the performance and impact of data-driven contentPartner with cross-functional teams to support product development efforts (including product, design, engineering, marketing, operations, and sales)Create and optimize statistical models and algorithms to help drive product and strategic decision-makingCare deeply about data quality and empowering employees to leverage data to help them succeed in their careers and help Nextdoor grow and succeedParticipate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercisesBuild in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor valuesWhat You’ll Bring To The Team3+ years of relevant work experience. Successful candidates will exhibit technical acumen, product sense and business savvy, with a passion for making an impact through timely execution. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. The Data Science group is made up of people from a diverse set of backgrounds and perspectives, trained in fields as wide-ranging as psychology, geology, physics, and statistics.
Data Scientist - Ads (Senior / Staff)
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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.LI-Remote 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. 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! This person will work closely with various cross-functional teams such as product, engineering, sales & finance to develop and deliver metrics, analyses, solutions, and insights, with actionable recommendations to business partners. MS or PhD in a quantitative discipline: statistics, operations research, computer science, informatics, engineering, applied mathematics, economics, etc.Experience in applied statistics and statistical modeling in at least one statistical software package, preferably R/PythonExperience in designing trustworthy experimentation and analyzing complex product a/b testing resultsDeep understanding of ML models and preferably experience in production model deploymentExpert knowledge of SQL, Python programming, including common scientific computing packages and data science tools such as numpy, pandas, and scikit-learnExcellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audience, including executives and compile compelling narrativesAbility to solve ambiguous business problems with structured analytics frameworkInnate curiosity around finding meaningful insights that inform the way we think about and develop both our product and our business strategies RewardsCompensation, 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 $162,000 to $253,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. You are keen on building a deeper understanding into ML algorithms and advertising system.Your responsibilities will include: Design and develop algorithms and models to optimize our ads relevance & customer valueLeverage statistics, time series analysis, machine learning, and natural language processing to extract and represent valuable insightsDevelop and share key strategic insights through data analysis, including designing experiments and evaluating the performance and impact of data-driven contentPartner with cross-functional teams to support product development efforts (including product, design, engineering, marketing, operations, and sales)Create and optimize statistical models and algorithms to help drive product and strategic decision-makingCare deeply about data quality and empowering employees to leverage data to help them succeed in their careers and help Nextdoor grow and succeedParticipate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercisesBuild in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor valuesWhat You’ll Bring To The Team5+ years of relevant work experience. Successful candidates will exhibit technical acumen, product sense and business savvy, with a passion for making an impact through timely execution. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. The Data Science group is made up of people from a diverse set of backgrounds and perspectives, trained in fields as wide-ranging as psychology, geology, physics, and statistics.
Trust & Safety Data Analyst
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 01, 2023
Nextdoor is seeking a Trust & Safety Analyst to develop data-driven insights for improving moderation operations and fraud detection. The role involves analyzing data to identify trends, contribute to strategy for mitigating threats, and automate processes to prevent harmful content. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in data analytics, proficiency in SQL, Looker, or other data analytics tools, and experience with Salesforce Service Cloud. The role offers a warm and inclusive work environment with a flexible hybrid employment experience. The starting salary ranges from $94,000 to $181,000 annually, with potential for greater compensation based on proficiency level. Nextdoor values diversity and offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage, and a OneMedical membership.
Data Scientist - Growth (Senior)
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 01, 2023
Nextdoor, a platform connecting neighbors in over 305,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries, is seeking a Data Scientist for their Growth team. The role involves designing experiments, conducting causal inference studies, and developing scalable metrics to inform product strategy. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in data science, proficiency in R/Python, SQL, and data science tools, and strong communication skills. Nextdoor offers competitive compensation, benefits, and a diverse, inclusive work environment.
Senior Machine Learning Ops Engineer
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 10, 2023
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.LI-Hybrid You should be comfortable with petabytes of data, writing crisp design documentation, and building, debugging, and maintaining highly available distributed systems. 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. Experience of writing and maintaining high-quality production codeA strong ability to partner with other data engineers throughout the company, and consult, design, and review their projectsStrong collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and writtenAbility to succeed in a dynamic startup environmentYour responsibilities will include: Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercisesBuild in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor valuesBonus PointsMaster / Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics, Engineering or a related field4+ years of industry experience of applying machine learning at scale4+ years of experience in building performant and scalable backend servicesExperience with Python, Kubernetes, Go, Kafka, Docker, Spark, SQL, AWS and the Unix environmentExperience with machine learning libraries and frameworks like Xgboost, Sklearn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etcRewardsCompensation, 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 $207,000 to $230,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the 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! To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. The Machine Learning platform that you build will empower developers throughout Nextdoor to build better ML products more quickly than ever before. What You’ll Bring To The TeamYou will design, implement and integrate the next generation of Machine Learning infrastructure to empower our Data Scientists and Machine Learning engineers to build machine learning (ML) models that make real-time decisions for the Nextdoor platformYou will collaborate with other engineers and data scientists to create optimal experiences on the Core ML platform, including but not limited to: the featurestore, the real-time serving layer and the offline training systemBring a deep empathy for customer needs and insights as well as an intuitive grasp of the business problems we’re trying to solveExtensive experience in one or more of the following languages: Python, Go, Java, or ScalaExperience in designing, building, and debugging distributed systemsProven engineering skills. Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply.
Revenue Accounting Manager
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Aug 06, 2023
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. Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. 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.LI-Hybrid We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care. You will partner closely with leaders from Sales, Sales Operations, Account Management, Accounts Receivable, Product, Engineering, Business Systems, and our Finance & Strategy team. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date. Stripe, Adyen, Braintree) requiredExcellent communication skills (verbal and written) and experience leading cross-functional teamsExperience reviewing contractsExperience working in a fast-paced environment, ideally at a public company with SOXProficiency with enterprise accounting software (Workday, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP) and a proficiency in Excel or Google SheetsMeticulous attention to detail Ability to analyze financial records and interpret for other departmentsSelf-directed, able to perform responsibilities independently with minimal directionStrong desire to be a team player and help in whatever capacity possibleWilling and eager to learn!A passion for Nextdoor's mission and valuesBachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business AdministrationCPA is a plusRewardsCompensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply.
Product Manager - Ads
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Jul 27, 2023
Nextdoor is seeking an experienced Product Manager for the Ad Server team to lead the development of Ad Ranking and Ad Delivery. The role involves working with cross-functional teams, understanding the needs of other product managers, revenue, and finance teams, and building relationships with product teams in other organizations. The Product Manager will be responsible for growing advertiser retention, increasing ad monetization efficiency, improving ad quality, balancing ad inventory strategy, and shaping delivery insights. The role offers a competitive salary, equity grant, and comprehensive benefits package. Nextdoor values a diverse workforce and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.
Senior Product Manager - Feed
Company: Nextdoor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted Jul 31, 2023
Nextdoor is seeking a Product Manager for the Feed Foundations team. The role involves working with various engineering teams to improve the experience on Nextdoor's news feed. The ideal candidate should have 6+ years of Product Management experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work across the product development spectrum. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to a world-class engagement product.