High Performance Distributed Systems Engineer

4 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Nextdoor Full time
Company Overview

At Nextdoor, we're building a platform that connects neighbors worldwide. Our mission is to foster a kinder world where everyone has a reliable neighborhood community. We operate in over 11 countries and have a strong presence in more than 315,000 neighborhoods.

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Core Services team. As a member of this team, you'll work on operating critical high-throughput services that power our global platform. Your primary focus will be on extracting performance-critical components into highly optimized horizontal components, ensuring scalability, resilience, and predictability.

The Impact You'll Make

You'll work closely with product engineers to understand their pain points and identify opportunities to improve developer experience and system scalability. Your goal will be to enable product engineers to focus on their product areas and metrics while the infrastructure handles the heavy lifting.

What We Offer
  • A competitive salary range of $210,000 - $265,000 per annum, or potentially greater based on proficiency
  • A meaningful equity grant with equal quarterly vesting
  • A comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
  • A OneMedical membership for concierge care
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in a high-performance distributed systems engineering environment
  • Expertise in operating or building distributed datastores and caches
  • Creative problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Istio, and other container orchestration primitives beneficial


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