Software Engineering Intern - Security, Summer 2022

Job Description

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 275,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

At Nextdoor, we believe in the transformative power of community, and our neighbors use their real identities to connect with people and businesses around them. Earning and protecting our neighbors’ trust is core to what we do. The Information Security team at Nextdoor manages all things security-related, partnering with engineering, product, legal, and HR to protect the security of Nextdoor and privacy of our neighbors.

As a Security Engineering Intern at Nextdoor, you’ll join a focused team of developers, product managers, and designers who are passionate about using technology to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighbor they can rely on. You will support Nextdoor’s mission to be the trusted platform for social connections and protect Nextdoor members and infrastructure from cyber threats. You will gain real world experience securing a cloud native social platform. Our interns dive in quickly, pushing code to production in their first 1-2 weeks.

In addition to writing code, you’ll have the opportunity to help define security features through internal collaboration and feedback. You’ll also work with product managers and designers to ensure products are easily usable and secure, benefiting our member privacy and security while aligning with the Nextdoor platform experience. We believe engineers have a stake in all aspects of product development - from conception, to planning and roadmap building, shipping, and measuring performance that informs future iterations of those services.

You’ll own a security project and work as a part of our engineering team to implement full features from ideation through launch. In addition to working directly with the security engineering team and manager, you’ll be paired with a mentor who is aligned with your skillset (mobile - Android or iOS; web front-end; Python/Go backend infrastructure, etc.) to make sure you learn and contribute as much as possible during your time with us.

Our paid internships are typically 12 weeks, based out of our office in San Francisco, though given COVID-19 concerns, we have held these 100% virtually in 2020 and 2021.

• Currently pursuing an education in a technical discipline
• Fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms
• An understanding of programming principles, with an appetite to learn more!
• A willingness to communicate and collaborate -- we want to hear your ideas!
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced startup environment
• Desire to learn about new security technologies and systems
• Capable of managing your time well
• Experience with software design and development
• Passion for security and Nextdoor’s mission and purpose

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 customers 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.