Senior Staff Software Engineer - Monetization
Core
Designing and building scalable, reliable systems for Nextdoor's native advertising platform and subscription products to drive revenue.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Monetization)
Builds
Native advertising platform and subscription products (Opportunity Alerts)
Domain
Advertising technology / Local community networks
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
System design, Distributed systems, Java/Kotlin/Python, Real-time data pipelines (Kafka/Flink), Mentoring, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
Machine learning model productionization, Advertising optimization engines (pacing, bidding, ranking)
Responsibilities
Define technical strategy and architecture, Build scalable systems, Partner with Product/ML/Data Science, Raise engineering standards, Hands-on implementation and debugging, Participate in in-person events
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on technical leader & mentor
