Nextdoor
DataScientist-Search
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“Data Scientist - Search at Nextdoor. Skills: Search, Recommendations, Information retrieval, LLMs. Design algorithms and models. Optimize Search relevance”
What You'll Achieve.
Influence strategic decisions; Drive better experimentation; Build online and offline ML solutions; Shape how neighbors find people; Shape how neighbors find places; Shape how neighbors find posts; Shape how neighbors find businesses; Turn intent into outcomes; Accelerate this work; Define what 'great search' means
Industry & Context.
Digging into messy data; Finding insights; Reframing problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of relevant Data Science experience, Direct experience working on a Search, recommendations, or information retrieval product, Expert knowledge of SQL, Expert knowledge of Python, Knowledge of numpy, Knowledge of pandas, Knowledge of scikit-learn, Excellent communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience working with ranking algorithms for unstructured content, Experience designing, deploying, or monitoring ML production models, Basic understanding of how to build RAG systems
What You'll Do.
Design algorithms and models
Optimize Search relevance
Drive value for neighbors
Drive value for businesses
Develop strategic insights
Build scalable metrics
Track Search performance
Support product development
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interfacing directly with product and engineering stakeholders; Partnering closely with ML, Engineering, PM, and Design; Partner with cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Synthesize complex problems; Simplify complex problems; Explain complex problems; Compile compelling narratives
Full Job Description
#TeamNextdoor Nextdoor (NYSE: NXDR) is the essential neighborhood network. Neighbors, public agencies, and businesses use Nextdoor to connect around local information that matters in more than 350,000 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. Meet Your Future Neighbors As Data Scientists at Nextdoor, you will have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions with product analytics, drive better experimentation and build online and offline ML solutions. We use a semi-embedded team structure, with data team members interfacing directly with product and engineering stakeholders. The Data Science group is made up of people from a diverse set of backgrounds and perspectives, trained in fields as wide-ranging as economics, psychology, geography, physics, statistics, and operations research. We are the mathematical decision scientists for the product development organization and play a proactive and collaborative role in building and improving the product. At Nextdoor, we operate in an AI-first environment and expect every team member to actively use AI tools as part of their workflow. We aren't looking for prompt engineers; we’re looking for people who use tools like Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Glean to challenge their own thinking and take full ownership of AI-assisted outputs. We also 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. The hiring team will go over these expectations with you if you are being considered for a role near one of our offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and London. The Impact You’ll Make As a Senior Data Scientist on the Search team, you will shape how neighbors find the people, places, posts, and businesses
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