Staff / Principal Software Engineer, Nextdoor

• 8+ Years of experience in a Mobile Development role
• Advanced expertise in iOS development, Swift, and Xcode, including the build system
• Experience with building complex, high-quality iOS applications, and strong knowledge of iOS app design principles, patterns, testing, and best practices
• Experience in improving and maintaining code health and architecture of an iOS codebase
• Experience leading and mentoring fellow engineers. Enthusiastic about up-leveling our engineering culture
• 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
• Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

Desirable

• As an iOS Platform Tech Lead at Nextdoor, you’ll join a small but mighty team of engineers dedicated to improving the iOS app infrastructure, streamlining developer processes, and maintaining stable and smooth app releases. As part of the Core Platform team, our mission is to create a delightful developer experience that empowers teams to build their features quickly and safely
• We build paved roads so that product engineers can focus their efforts on building features that serve our neighbors and drive our business. We create infrastructure that makes the easy things work out of the box and the hard things possible. We build performance and scalability into the platform itself so that Nextdoor is safe and fast by default
• Our platform teams have high autonomy and are empowered to identify opportunities, lead cross-team initiatives, and drive their own roadmaps. You will work on improving the developer experience through:
• Guiding the technical direction of the team
• Leading and supporting fellow iOS engineers
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide technical support and solutions
• Building and maintaining infrastructure
• Improving code health and architecture
• Optimizing day-to-day developer activities
• We believe engineers should have a stake over all aspects of the product - from coming up with the next big ideas to build, through helping set expectations and plan roadmaps, all the way through understanding the impact of new features through rigorous data analysis. As your career at Nextdoor develops, you’ll also get the chance to mentor other team members, and grow your role towards what you’re most passionate about