Machine Learning Engineer, Nextdoor
New Graduate 2026
$150-175k
Offers equity
Private social network for neighbours
Open for applications
Private social network for neighbours
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$150-175k
Offers equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Nextdoor’s mission is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighbourhood they can rely on.
Role
Who you are
- Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics, or a related field, graduating in December 2025/May-June 2026
- Deep understanding of machine learning concepts (e.g. deep learning) and applications (e.g. recommender systems, knowledge graph)
- Internship in machine learning engineering in a related field (e.g. social networking, e-commerce)
- Strong programming skills in Python or Java
- Effective communication and collaboration skills
- Passion for Nextdoor’s mission and purpose
- Bonus Points - Industry experience of applying machine learning at scale
- Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done
What the job involves
- You will be part of an avid and impactful team building data-intensive products, working with data and features, building machine learning models, and sharing insights around data and experiments
- You will be working closely with the product team and the Data Science team on a daily basis
- Build and iterate on ML-driven products to foster creativity, discovery, and engagement on Nextdoor
- Develop personalized content and user recommendation systems that millions of users rely on daily
- Run and analyze live user-facing experiments to iterate on model quality
- 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
- We have MLE positions across multiple tracks, including Feed, Notifications, Ads, Network Growth, Knowledge Graph, and ML Platform
Our take
Nextdoor is a private social network that aims to encourage social interaction between neighbours and make people aware of crime in their area.
The social network has had huge success in the United States and has expanded internationally, with Nextdoor now present in more than 242,000 neighbourhoods around the world.
The company's main competition comes from local Facebook groups, which have become less and less popular due to their comparative lack of functionality. Nextdoor's laser focus on building for neighborhoods has helped them to build a better product, and their advertising partnership with Oracle, launched in 2022, will help bring more transparency to Nextdoor's sponsorships.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2019
$132.3m
Dec 2017
$80.7m
Total funding: $213m
Company benefits
- Monthly wellness stipend
- 12 weeks of parental, family or medical leave
- Global end of year shutdown
- Learning and development stipend
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Nirav Tolia
(Co-Founder & CEO)Is also an Advisor and Investor in Early Stage digital companies and is the Chairman of Hedosophia. Was also a Guest "Shark" on the television series Shark Tank.
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