David Wiesen
Unicorn founderCo-Founder (Engineering) at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
Seattle, Washington, United States
FoundedNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)$4.3B
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Co-Founder (Engineering) at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
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Co-founders at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
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Nirav ToliaCo-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board
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Sarah LearyCo-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations
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Prakash JanakiramanCo-Founder & Chief Architect
Experience
- OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- StripeStaff Software Engineer2024 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nextdoor.comCo-founder / Engineering2010 — 2024San Francisco, CA, Toronto, Canada, Seattle, WA
- Fanbase.comSenior Software Engineer2008 — 2010San Francisco, California, United States
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2005 — 2008Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, Hyderabad India
- Open HarborSoftware Engineer2003 — 2004
- Homestead TechnologiesLead Software Engineer1999 — 2002Menlo Park, California, United States
Skills & more
Software ArchitectureWeb Application DevelopmentLocalization EngineeringGeospatial DataWeb DevelopmentApplication DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Product Management3Agile Methodologies8Scalability14Web Applications5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Wiesen?
- Co-Founder (Engineering) at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
- Where does David Wiesen work?
- David Wiesen is Co-Founder (Engineering) of Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- What companies did David Wiesen found?
- David Wiesen founded Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- Where did David Wiesen go to school?
- David Wiesen studied at Stanford University (B.S., Computer Science).
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