Engineering Manager - Ad Serving Infrastructure

Nextdoor•San Francisco, CA

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. At Nextdoor, the Monetization Engineering organization is responsible for building next-generation Ads platforms focused on serving neighborhoods worldwide, as well as building buying platforms based on the needs of local advertisers and businesses. We're seeking an experienced Ads Technology Engineering Leader to build the next generation of Ad Serving platforms that deliver relevant sponsored content to our neighbors. This leader will design and scale systems alongside their team, that enable full automation of global campaign management for advertisers of all sizes, driving improved efficiency and return on investment. 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. You'll lead, manage engineers and drive the Ads Server technical design and execution in alignment with the overall Ads automation strategy. You will partner with product, design and business peers, as well as the broader Nextdoor's engineering organization. You will define the technical strategy for our Ads Serving stack and lead execution to support Nextdoor Ads vision to be a must-buy platform for businesses of all sizes. Reporting to the Head of Monetization Product and Engineering, you will drive projects to deliver value to our large ads customers and small businesses.

Requirements

8+ years of industry experience building large-scale infrastructure, serving millions of users
3+ years of experience leading teams to build engineering platforms and services at scale
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, demonstrating grace under pressure
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

Nice To Haves

Experience building products for large scale social platforms
Experience with cloud infrastructure technologies like: AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Developing and leading a diverse, talented, multidisciplinary team through recruiting and mentorship
Responsibility for the technical roadmap, architecture, as well as execution of deliverables of Ads Serving platform team
Partnering with engineers to design and build a scalable, reliable and innovative Ads Serving Platform
Responsibility for adserver compliance based on platform guidelines and regulations
Partnering and collaborating with cross-functional product, engineering, and sales teams across the company to build a roadmap for adserving and support operations

Benefits

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create our total rewards package.
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.
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.

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