DoorDash · 20 hours ago
Senior Staff Engineer, Developer Platform
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$231K/yr - $340K/yr
10+ years expDoorDash is a technology and logistics company focused on empowering local economies. They are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the Backend Developer Experience group, responsible for defining technical vision and driving execution across developer productivity products.
AppsDeliveryE-Commerce PlatformsFood DeliveryOnline Portals
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain foundational components to enable all DoorDash Engineers to excel at backend engineering
Collaborate with engineering leadership to drive long-term architectural direction and influence company-wide strategy
Design & deliver AI-powered solutions which augment the developer experience
Champion data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the team
Guide the organization through large degrees of ambiguity, leveraging industry best practices while also knowing when to break the mold
Communicate with clarity, whether explaining a trade-off to execs or mapping technical strategy across teams
Demonstrate customer obsession by regularly engaging with and surveying engineers to understand their use cases and pain points
Mentor engineers in their career as well as help define our engineering culture and best practices
Qualification
Required
10+ years of hands-on software development, and expert proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Go
5+ years designing and operating distributed systems and platform components at scale
Proven expertise in CI/CD orchestration, build systems, frameworks, or platform development
A strong bias for action, pragmatic problem-solving, and deep technical expertise
A deep understanding of how to build quality software and know how to balance this with delivering value to your customers
Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact
Must be comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining appropriate courses of action within the scope of assigned responsibilities
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 in compliance with applicable laws
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
11 paid holidays
Disability and basic life insurance
Family-forming assistance
Mental health program
Company
DoorDash
DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses. It is a sub-organization of DoorDash.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.22BKey Investors
Durable Capital PartnersT. Rowe PriceDarsana Capital Partners
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2020-12-09IPO
2020-06-11Series H· $400M
Leadership Team
Tony Xu
CEO and Co-founder
Stanley Tang
Co-Founder / Chief Product Officer
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