#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, and brands and businesses of all sizes use Nextdoor’s proprietary advertising platform to engage with neighborhoods at scale. Download the app and join the neighborhood at . 

Meet Your Future Neighbors

As a Senior Designer on our Design Systems team at Nextdoor, you’ll design digital experiences that empower neighbors to build stronger communities and transform how people connect and engage with their local area. In this role, you’ll define and deliver new experiences across multiple platforms as well as work cross-functionally to shape the future of the Nextdoor product as we continue to grow. 

At Nextdoor, we offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment experience, providing a flexible experience for our valued employees.  

The Impact You’ll Make

If you want the challenge of fast-paced growth, the satisfaction of seeing your design work come to life, and the pride in helping grow a world-class design team, this is the place for you. Please include a link to your portfolio in addition to your resume and cover letter. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

You’ll work closely with executive leadership to help us define and launch an entirely new design language across our end to end product experience You’ll collaborate closely with our marketing team to help elevate our brand identity You’ll envision, design, and ship delightful, user-centered, cross-platform experiences that build the fabric of local communities around the globe  You’ll be involved in all aspects of the product development for a foundational product area; from strategy, research, prototyping, concept to interaction design, to final QA and code tweaks right before launch You’ll participate in cross-functional brainstorms, discussions, design reviews and interesting and inspiring design team activities Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor values    What You’ll Bring To The Team 5-7 years demonstrated experience building and shipping design systems across a variety of platforms preferably including work on social networks, or relational models and/or the ability to perform at an advanced level in the domain Experience designing robust design systems, including components, design tokens, iconography, typography, animation, pattern libraries and clean documentation A strong background in visual design with understanding of how layout, hierarchy, balance, color and balance impact user experience Outstanding communication and presentation skills. The ability to both inspire and deliver incredible design systems work Bring a deep empathy for customer needs and insights as well as an intuitive grasp of the business problems we’re trying to solve Comfort working in a fast paced environment from ideation to delivering pixel-level details for front-end development and implementation Fluency with both mobile and responsive web design principles and best practices Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create our rewards package. Total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $176,000 to $200,000 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 expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date will take place within the first 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, 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 mission 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.

For information about our collection and use of applicants’ personal information, please see Nextdoor's Personnel Privacy Notice, found .