DoorDash Backend Frameworks team is looking to hire an Engineering Manager to lead the team in setting the technical vision and driving execution for building backend applications frameworks for all DoorDash engineering teams. The goal is to support the platform's reliability, velocity, and efficiency by defining, building frameworks, and technical standards.
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on software development, and expert proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Go or Python
- 3+ years designing and operating distributed systems and platform components at scale
- 2+ years leading engineering teams
- A strong bias for action, pragmatic problem-solving, and deep technical expertise
- Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact
- Intellectual curiosity to dive deep into the lowest level of detail and know when it is necessary to do so
- A deep understanding of how to build quality software and know how to balance this with delivering value to your customers.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain foundational components to enable DoorDash Engineers to excel at backend engineering.
- Champion data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the team
- 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
- Build, sustain, and grow a diverse team to address the growing needs of the organization
Other
- Must be located in the following locations for this opportunity: San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, New York.
- 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
- Build, sustain, and grow a diverse team to address the growing needs of the organization
