Nextdoor is the essential neighborhood network connecting neighbors, public agencies, and businesses. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to build data-intensive products, develop machine learning models, and collaborate with product and data science teams to enhance user experiences on their platform.
Responsibilities
- You will be part of a scrappy and impactful team building data-intensive products, working with data and features, building machine learning models, and sharing insights around data and experiments
- Collect and gather datasets to build machine learning (ML) models that make real-time decisions for the Nextdoor platform
- Analyze datasets and 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
Skills
- B.S. in Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics, Computational Biology or a related field
- 1+ 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
Benefits
- We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision
- Provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care
- Meaningful equity grant
Company Overview
Nextdoor is a private social networking platform that connects neighbors for them to exchange helpful information, goods, and services. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://nextdoor.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Nextdoor has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 44 in 2025, 31 in 2024, 53 in 2023, 39 in 2022, 36 in 2021, 20 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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