Staff Software Engineer, Backend at DoorDash

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

Key Responsibilities

• 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 our backend systems
• Be involved in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture
• Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems

Required Qualifications

• 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, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)

Key Skills

• Backend tech stacks
• Service oriented architecture
• Writing REST APIs
• Unit testing
• Architectural design
• Modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST)
• SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)
• Efficiency, scalability, and stability analysis

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

$1,30,600 - $2,85,000 USD annually

Job Summary

About the Role

DoorDash is building the world's most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery. We are continuing to grow rapidly and expanding our Engineering offices globally! We are looking for Staff Backend Engineers to build and maintain a large scale 24x7 global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash's 3-sided marketplace of Consumers, Merchants and Dashers.

We’re looking for Staff Backend Engineers to work on both Product and Product Platform based teams. Product focused Engineers work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. You'll operate our backend services and architecture that support all product functionality and will be challenged to consider the big picture -- collaborating cross...

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