Nextdoor, Inc.

Role Description As a Software Engineer with Nextdoor, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) (100% telecommuting permitted) you’ll: - Work across all phases of the software development life cycle within a project to design, code, test and document complex software requirements for mobile applications. - Design, develop, and maintain features for the company’s mobile application, with a focus on consumer products under FeedUX. - Implement new feed functionalities and enhance existing components to improve performance, usability, and engagement. - Develop and improve networking, analytics, experiments, modular app structure, and testing infrastructure while adhering to software engineering best practices. - Write queries to analyze performance of features and refactor code to improve scalability. - Write technical design documents to align on approaches for large scoped projects. - Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product managers, designers, QA, Go-To-Market, and backend engineers, to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver high-quality mobile software. Qualifications - Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or closely related technical discipline. - Three (3) years of experience as a Software Engineer, or closely related position. - Alternatively, will accept Bachelor’s degree in or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or closely related technical discipline and five (5) years of progressive, post-bachelor’s experience as a Software Engineer, or closely related position. - Any suitable combination of education, experience, and training is acceptable. Requirements - Demonstrated experience in the following: - Utilizing software development processes across the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, documentation, design, development, code review, testing, deployment, and production support. - Utilizing Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and XML-based layouts to build user interfaces. - Utilizing RESTful APIs and GraphQL to integrate mobile applications with backend services. - Utilizing object-oriented programming languages, including Java and Python, to develop and maintain source code and resolve software defects. - Optimizing mobile application performance, memory usage, and responsiveness to improve infrastructure efficiency and user experience. - Utilizing source control and collaboration tools, including Git, GitLab, and GitHub, to manage codebases and maintain configuration and documentation files. - Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, quality assurance engineers, marketing teams, and backend engineers to deliver mobile applications. - Creating technical models, diagrams, and flowcharts to support software design and implementation. Benefits - The starting salary for this role is expected to be: $213,512/year. - 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. - Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. - 100% coverage of personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision. - OneMedical membership for concierge care.