# Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Hiring organization: [Nextdoor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nextdoor)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/94acfb9d-d681-4457-8fd0-9f4e7c2f7180

Listed on Nextdoor's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 165000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

Nextdoor seeks a backend engineer to build and maintain systems serving over 350,000 neighborhoods globally, working across Python, Kotlin, and cloud infrastructure while collaborating with product and design teams. This role suits engineers who want to own significant architectural decisions, move quickly without sacrificing reliability, and actively incorporate AI tools into their development workflow.

_Our summary, not Nextdoor's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Kafka, Django, GraphQL, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Kotlin, Python, Redis, SQL

## Required

- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
- Strong coding ability in at least one language
- Experience building and deploying backend systems at scale
- Collaboration and communication skills

## Nice to have

- Python or Kotlin experience
- Strong desire to learn new technologies
- Eagerness to explore and apply AI tools

Apply on Nextdoor's site: https://about.nextdoor.com/careers-list/?gh_jid=2080930