$153,000 – $208,000
Listed on Nextdoor’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
This role focuses on optimizing Nextdoor's ads marketplace through machine learning and data analysis, driving revenue growth while maintaining advertiser and user value. It suits data scientists with ads or monetization experience who want to shape ranking models, design experiments, and explore AI applications in a product-focused environment.
Our summary, not Nextdoor’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
Required
- 4+ years of data science experience
- Ads marketplace or monetization experience
- Complex SQL query design and execution
- Python proficiency with scientific computing packages
- Formulating and executing complex analyses including experiments and causal inference studies
Nice to have
- Social or community-based product experience
- Small business and marketplace experience
- Advertising and auction systems experience
- Experience with agentic coding platforms like Cursor or Windsurf