DoorDash is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join its fast-growing engineering team, focusing on building and scaling a 24x7 global logistics engine that powers its three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers. The engineer will work at the intersection of product and infrastructure, solving key business problems through elegant technical solutions while contributing to backend architecture and system scalability.
What You'll Do
- Develop, release and run large-scale web applications
- Develop and define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area
- Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security for backend systems
- Be involved in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture
- Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems
What We're Looking For
- B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 8+ years of industry experience
- Prior experience working with backend tech stacks
- Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
- Experience with service oriented architecture, writing REST API's, unit testing, and architectural design
- Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST)
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Spark, S3)
Nice to Have
- Experience building large scale, real-time applications
- Experience with Java/Kotlin
- Contributor to open source projects
Technical Stack
- Postgres
- Redis
- Kafka
- Spark
- S3
- REST API
- SQL
- NoSQL
- HTTP
- microservices
- service oriented architecture
Team & Environment
- fast-growing engineering team
- engineering team working on global logistics engine and three-sided marketplace
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive benefits and perks
- Support for employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being
- Opportunity to share unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own careers
- Inclusive workplace welcoming applicants with disabilities
- Opportunity to join early-stage São Paulo office and fast track career
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion with diverse teams from all backgrounds
Work Mode
Remote jobs associated with NYC office available; hybrid model supported. Locations: São Paulo, NYC, Remote (associated with NYC office)
DoorDash is committed to diversity and inclusion, hiring and cultivating diverse teams from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The company welcomes applicants with disabilities, including those registered with the national autism registry (SisTEA), and offers accommodations upon request. Covey is used in the hiring process for NYC-based roles and has been audited for compliance with NYC Local Law 144.
