22 hours ago
Base Salary
$194k - $285k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, release, and run large-scale web applications.
- Define backend architecture and technology stacks for product areas.
- Improve the performance, reliability, scalability, and security of backend systems.
- Help transition the monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture.
- Set technical direction, lead complex cross-team initiatives, and shape architecture and long-term roadmaps.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Design, and other stakeholders to evaluate trade-offs and deliver customer and business impact.
- Mentor engineers, improve engineering practices, and guide teams through ambiguous technical challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of industry experience.
- Proficiency using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor across the software development lifecycle.
- Ability to analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources.
- Experience with service-oriented architecture, REST APIs, unit testing, and architectural design.
- Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture, including HTTP and REST.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including technologies such as Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, and RabbitMQ.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with some in-office time expected.
- Base salary range of $193,800–$285,000 in the United States, localized by work location.
- Equity grant opportunities.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching.
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave, family-forming assistance, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off, paid sick leave, and 11 paid holidays.
- Mental health program and other comprehensive well-being benefits.
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About DoorDash
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.