18 hours ago
Base Salary
$174k - $257k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own critical data systems supporting multiple products and teams.
- Develop and enforce best practices for data infrastructure and automation.
- Design and implement large-scale, high-volume data models and pipelines for data lakes and data warehouses.
- Improve the reliability and scalability of ingestion, data processing, ETL, reporting, and data ecosystem services.
- Manage a portfolio of high-quality, trustworthy data products.
- Serve as a technical lead and help architect and scale data infrastructure.
- Onboard and support engineers joining the team.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader leading multiple projects.
- 6+ years of experience in data platforms, data engineering, or a similar role.
- Proficiency using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Proficiency in Python, Kotlin, or Scala.
- 4+ years of experience with ETL orchestration and workflow management tools such as Airflow.
- Expertise in database fundamentals, SQL, data reliability practices, and distributed computing.
- 4+ years of experience with distributed data ecosystems such as Spark and Presto, and streaming technologies such as Kaa, Flink, or Spark Streaming.
- Strong communication skills, experience working with technical and non-technical teams, and knowledge of reporting tools.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment as a self-starter who can self-organize.
- Ability to think strategically and analyze and interpret market and consumer information.
- Must be located near one of DoorDash’s engineering hubs.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off, and paid sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program.
- Equity grant opportunities are included in the compensation package.
- Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off or vacation plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
- The role requires working from near a DoorDash engineering hub.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
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.