Machine Learning Engineer - New Grad 2026

Nextdoor • San Francisco, CA

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

Nextdoor is the essential neighborhood network, connecting neighbors, public agencies, and businesses in over 340,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. The company builds innovative technology to foster local community, share important news, and create neighborhood connections at scale. Machine Learning is a critical and growing team at Nextdoor, transforming the product through personalization and driving impact across various platform components like newsfeed, notifications, ad relevance, connections, search, and trust. The ML team aims to make Nextdoor the neighborhood hub for local exchange, ensuring ML is ethical and encourages healthy interactions. Nextdoor offers a warm and inclusive work environment with a hybrid employment model, blending in-office presence and work-from-home experience. This role is for a New Grad Machine Learning Engineer joining in 2026.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics, or a related field, graduating in December 2025/May-June 2026
• Deep understanding of machine learning concepts (e.g. deep learning) and applications (e.g. recommender systems, knowledge graph)
• Internship in machine learning engineering in a related field (e.g. social networking, e-commerce)
• Strong programming skills in Python or Java
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for Nextdoor’s mission and purpose

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience of applying machine learning at scale
• Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done

Responsibilities

• Build and iterate on ML-driven products to foster creativity, discovery, and engagement on Nextdoor
• Develop personalized content and user recommendation systems that millions of users rely on daily
• Run and analyze live user-facing experiments to iterate on model quality
• Collaborate with other engineers and data scientists to create optimal experiences on the platform
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team building exercises
• Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor’s company culture

Benefits

• Access to benefits (including mental health benefits, commuter benefits, wellness benefits, gender affirming care, etc)
• Flexible paid time off
• Dedicated volunteer days
• Stocked micro-kitchens and lunches at our offices
• Ability to join any of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees