Technical Lead Manager - Growth

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and support a small team of engineers focused on organic traffic growth
• Partner with Product, Marketing, and Data Science to build engaging, traffic-driving features - like SEO, content sharing, and user invites - and to measure their impact using insights from data
• Oversee the development of scalable and reliable full stack technologies with a focus on performance that drives millions of interactions each week
• You’ll be involved in all aspects of the product development for a major product area; from strategy, research, prototyping, concept to interaction design, to final QA and code tweaks right before launch
• You’ll own and drive operational metrics of the Traffic team
• Participate in hiring outstanding talent and develop the engineering resources in the organization
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• 1–3 years of people management experience or Staff/Technical Lead level experience with a strong track record of mentorship and technical leadership
• Proven ability to mentor high-performing engineering teams
• Empathy for user needs and a strong grasp of the business problems we’re solving
• Experience building or integrating experimentation frameworks and using A/B testing to inform product direction and drive measurable impact
• Comfort working across the product development spectrum: strategy, ideation, concept work, up to the delivery of the consumption experience
• Strong technical judgment and a track record of engineering excellence, including operational rigor (monitoring, alerting, incident response, post-mortems, etc.)

Bonus Points:

• Experience working on growth-related features such as SEO, user-generated content, high traffic, acquisition flows, or sharing surfaces
• Experience with Django Python, React, and Next.js hosted on AWS
• Experience with observability using Datadog and/or Sentry
• Experience with Server Side Rendering

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create our total rewards package. Compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $200,000 - $250,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. The salary range will be determined by the candidate’s geographic location. We expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With quarterly vesting, your first vest date will take place within 3 months of your start date. When it comes to benefits, we have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of health plans, including a 100% covered employee only plan option, and we also provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care. 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 neighbors we serve. We encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For information about our collection and use of applicants’ personal information, please see Nextdoor's Personnel Privacy Notice, found here.