Nextdoor · 11 hours ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Notifications/Feed
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$170K/yr - $334K/yr
4+ years expNextdoor is the essential neighborhood network that connects neighbors, public agencies, and businesses around local information. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to build data-intensive products and machine learning models that enhance user experience and drive significant impact across their platform.
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Responsibilities
Collect and gather datasets to build machine learning (ML) models that make real-time decisions for the Nextdoor platform
Analyze datasets and use important features to build low-latency models for decisions that need to be made quickly
Deploy ML models into production environments and integrate them into the product
Run and analyze live user-facing experiments to iterate on model quality by measuring the impact on business metrics
Collaborate with other engineers and data scientists to create optimal experiences on the platform
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
Qualification
Required
4+ years of industry experience in applying machine learning at scale
Experience with recommendation systems, deep learning models, feed/notification relevance, knowledge graphs, Ads, or NLP at scale is required
Experience building ML models for consumer-facing products
Proven engineering skills, with experience in writing and maintaining high-quality production code
Ability to work with and analyze large amounts of data
Ability to succeed in a dynamic startup environment
Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done
B.S. in Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics, Computational Biology or a related field
Benefits
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.
We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role.
Company
Nextdoor
Nextdoor is a private social networking platform that connects neighbors for them to exchange helpful information, goods, and services.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$723.8MKey Investors
Bond,Riverwood CapitalInsight Partners,RedpointKleiner Perkins,Tiger Global Management
2023-01-17Post Ipo Equity· $18.6M
2021-11-08Post Ipo Equity· $270M
2021-11-08IPO
Leadership Team
Nirav Tolia
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Kiernan
Chief Revenue Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
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