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#TeamNextdoor

Nextdoor (NYSE: KIND) is the essential neighborhood network. Neighbors, public agencies, and businesses use Nextdoor to connect around local information that matters in more than 340,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. Nextdoor builds innovative technology to foster local community, share important news, and create neighborhood connections at scale. Download the app and join the neighborhood at nextdoor.com .

Meet Your Future Neighbors

As an Engineering Intern at Nextdoor, you’ll join a team that is passionate about using technology to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighbor they can rely on. As an engineer, you will wear multiple hats and work across different languages and services to deliver value to our members. We care about moving fast and delivering impact, without compromising on quality and reliability. You will have the opportunity to learn from your co-workers and teach them. As a team, we will make each other better and build great software. Learn more about the experiences of our former interns here . 

At Nextdoor, we offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment model, blending an in-office presence and work-from-home experience for our valued employees. 

The Impact You’ll Make

We empower our teams to own all aspects of bringing Nextdoor to life. As such, you’ll get the opportunity to make key contributions across our engineering stack and solve real-world problems with our engineering teams. Our interns dive in quickly, pushing code to production in their first 1-2 weeks.

In addition to writing code, you’ll have the opportunity to help define the features that we build through internal collaboration and incorporating customer feedback. You’ll also work with product managers and designers to ensure products are easily usable, benefit our customers, and align with the Nextdoor platform experience. We believe engineers have a stake in all aspects of product development — from conception, to planning and roadmap building, shipping, and measuring performance that informs future iterations of those services.

You’ll own a project and work as a part of our engineering team to implement full features from ideation through launch. In addition to working directly with your engineering team and manager, you’ll be paired with a mentor who is aligned with your skillset to make sure you learn and contribute as much as possible during your time with us. 

Our paid internships are typically 12 weeks, based out of Dallas, TX. 

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Currently pursuing an education in a technical discipline, graduating between Fall 2026 through Summer 2027 
• Fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms
• An understanding of programming principles, with an appetite to learn more
• A willingness to communicate and collaborate — we want to hear your ideas
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced startup environment
• Desire to learn about new technologies and systems
• Capable of managing your time well  
• Experience with software design and development
• Passion for Nextdoor’s mission and purpose
• Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

Perks & Benefits

• Housing stipend so you can spend your summer with us in Dallas
• Access to benefits (including mental health benefits, commuter benefits, wellness benefits, etc)
• Stocked micro-kitchens and lunches at our offices 
• Team events and socials 
• Global volunteer opportunities 
• Ability to join any of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

The salary for this role is $3,900, paid semi-monthly, plus a semi-monthly housing stipend of $1,000.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the customers we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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