[Remote] Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nextdoor is a platform that connects neighborhoods and fosters community engagement. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, and documenting software requirements for mobile applications, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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
• Must have 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; and Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, quality assurance engineers, marketing teams, and backend engineers to deliver mobile applications; and Creating technical models, diagrams, and flowcharts to support software design and implementation

Benefits

• We also expect to award 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.
• We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

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