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Meet Your Future Neighbors At Nextdoor, we believe that data is one of our most valuable assets. As a Principal Engineer on the Data Platform team, you’ll be driving an acceleration of product development, machine learning, data science and more by providing world class data infrastructure and self-service tools.

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 Make If you enjoy delighting coworkers with easy-to-use, fast, cost-efficient data infrastructure at massive scale, the Data Platform team at Nextdoor just might be the place for you. You will be pushing the boundaries of data freshness and query performance while simultaneously supporting thousands of tables at petabyte scale.

Your responsibilities will include:

You’ll envision, architect, build, and own a highly scalable data platform that will help power the development of Nextdoor for the foreseeable future

You’ll actively participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle: analysis, technical design, planning, development, testing/CICD, release, and post production/escalation support

You’ll build partnerships with key stakeholders, evangelize the use of the platform, and develop a roadmap for future development

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

What You’ll Bring To The Team

7-10 years demonstrated experience working on data infrastructure at petabyte scale

Deep understanding of data infrastructure, governance, compliance and how enterprises use data

Knowledge of SQL, Spark/pySpark and other data processing tools

Computer science fundamentals such as data structures, algorithms, performance complexity, and optimization

Software engineering fundamentals: version control systems (i.e Git, Github) and workflows, and ability to write production-ready code

Knowledgeable with data science and machine learning tools and frameworks

Familiarity with experimentation methodologies, such as A/B testing, multivariate testing, and statistical analysis

Experience deploying scalable software

Experience with cloud technologies (AWS preferred)

Strong oral and written communication skills

Ability to conduct meetings and make professional presentations, and to explain complex concepts and technical material to non-technical users

Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

Rewards Compensation, 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 $230,000 to $290,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

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.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. We have you covered! 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.