DoorDash

Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning - Personalization

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6 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or Sunnyvale, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$137k - $202k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop production machine learning solutions for personalized shopping experiences across grocery, convenience, and other retail categories.
  • Conceptualize, design, implement, and validate algorithmic improvements for growth, personalization, and consumer search relevance.
  • Partner with engineering and product leaders to shape the product roadmap through machine learning.
  • Mentor junior team members.
  • Lead cross-functional pods to create collective impact.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of industry experience developing machine learning models with business impact and shipping ML solutions to production.
  • Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physics, Economics, or another quantitative field.
  • Expertise in applied machine learning for causal inference and recommendation systems, including classical and deep learning approaches.
  • Machine learning experience with Python.
  • PyTorch or TensorFlow experience is preferred.
  • Additional familiarity with explore/exploit algorithms, multi-armed bandit algorithms, and LLMs is a plus.
  • Ability to communicate technical details to nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated rigorous, data-driven testing and progress evaluation.
  • Collaborative, growth-minded approach and desire to create significant impact.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with some time in-office and some time remote.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Wellness benefits and expense reimbursement.
  • Commuter benefits match.
  • Flexible paid time off and paid sick time for salaried roles.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • 11 paid holidays.
  • Disability and basic life insurance.
  • Family-forming assistance and mental health program.
  • Equity grant opportunities are available.

Tech Stack

PythonPyTorchTensorFlow

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DoorDash

About DoorDash

10,000+ employees

DoorDash builds a marketplace and logistics platform that connects consumers with local restaurants and retailers for on-demand delivery and pickup, powered by a network of independent Dashers. It earns through delivery fees, merchant commissions, advertising, DashPass subscriptions, and white-label fulfillment via DoorDash Drive. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, the public company operates across the U.S. and selected international markets, and also researches automation through DoorDash Labs.

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