Engineering Manager, Compute at DoorDash

DoorDash is revolutionizing food delivery and local commerce. Join our mission to grow and connect communities!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of experienced engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, inclusion, and ownership
• Champion data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the team
• Oversee the design and operation of scalable, reliable infrastructure, while proactively managing down technical debt
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to drive long-term architectural direction and influence company-wide strategy
• Guide the team through 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
• Drive alignment across teams and disciplines, leading high-impact cross-functional initiatives
• Stay current on the latest trends in cloud infrastructure, and bring back ideas worth pursuing
• Build, sustain, and grow a diverse team to address the growing needs of the organization

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software development, including large-scale Kubernetes-based systems
• 3+ years designing and operating cloud-native systems in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• 2+ years leading engineering teams
• Experience leading compute platform teams working with scheduling, orchestration, or provisioning with Kubernetes at scale
• A strong bias for action, pragmatic problem-solving, and deep technical expertise
• 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.

Key Skills

• Hands-on software development
• Large-scale Kubernetes-based systems
• Designing and operating cloud-native systems in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Leading engineering teams
• Leading compute platform teams with scheduling, orchestration, or provisioning with Kubernetes at scale
• Pragmatic problem-solving
• Deep technical expertise
• Leading cross-functional initiatives
• Exercising discretion and independent judgment
• Kubernetes orchestration

DoorDash Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance

Salary Range

$1,93,800 - $2,85,000 USD annually

Job Summary

About the Team

The Compute team powers everything that runs inside our platform. We provide the infrastructure and automation that enables engineers to build, ship, and operate services at scale with confidence. Our work touches everything from container orchestration and scheduling to provisioning, runtime optimization, and developer experience.

We manage our Kubernetes-based platform, CI/CD pipelines, and core abstractions that simplify complex infrastructure for internal teams. We’re focused on leverage, building self-service, scalable, and secure systems that help product teams move fast without sacrificing reliability or cost efficiency.

This is a team where foundational engineering meets platform strategy. We’re deeply invested in automation, observability, and doing in...

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