#TeamNextdoor
Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you, so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.
Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 305,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.
Meet Your Future Neighbors
The Ads Engineering organization is building the next-generation Ads platforms at Nextdoor. This includes a new ads-buying platform to serve the needs of local advertisers and businesses, as well as the serving and infrastructure needed to deliver delightful ads experiences to neighborhoods worldwide,
We are looking for an experienced ads technology engineering leader to build the next generation of ads experiences on the Nextdoor platform. You will help deliver a delightful experience to our neighbors by building and serving engaging and useful ads. We are in the early phases of building the technology, so this leader will define the technical roadmap to deliver scalable, resilient ad formats and come up with a strategy to develop new formats for various clients - iOS, Android, and Web with minimal effort.
The Impact You’ll Make
You’ll recruit and manage engineers and drive the Ad Experience technical design and execution in alignment with the overall Ads strategy. You will partner with product and business peers and the broader Nextdoor engineering organization. You will define the technical design for the ad formats platform and lead execution to support the roadmap.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and leading a diverse, talented, multidisciplinary team through recruiting and mentorship
- Technical roadmap, architecture, as well as execution of deliverables of Ads Experience team
- Responsible for Ads Formats strategy execution for both the Nextdoor ad-server and Google Ad Manager
- Partner with product to help develop platform guidelines around regulations and policies that affect ads such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.
What You’ll Bring To The Team
- 8+ years of industry experience building mobile and web applications
- 3+ years of experience leading teams to build scalable and resilient full-stack applications with an emphasis on leading client teams
- Ads domain expertise and tuned to industry trends and best practices
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams
- Clear, concise communication and presentation skills
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic start-up environment
- Genuine curiosity and a hunger for learning
- Strong desire to serve local communities and neighbors worldwide
Bonus Points
- Experience building ad formats for large scale social platforms
Rewards
Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.
The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $155,000 - $254,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your ’level’ of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.
We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.
Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. We have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and 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 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 San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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