Engineering Manager, Trust & Safety - São Paulo, Brazil

DoorDash USA; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash Singapore? No, DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Trust & Safety team in our São Paulo hub. You will lead a global, multi-product platform focused on safety, moderation, and abuse detection across languages and countries.

Collaborate with product, design, data science, legal, and operations to deliver AI-powered, real-time safety controls at scale. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture, and partner with recruiting to build a diverse, high-caliber team in São

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of industry experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in people management, leading teams of 5+ engineers.
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization.
• Experience working with remote teams across different time zones and fluency in English.
• Hands-on leadership style and strong product intuition.
• Humility, willing to dive into details and accept feedback.
• Growth mindset for a hyper-growth setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers focused on safety systems, content moderation, and abuse detection.
• Own the design and architecture of a global safety platform serving multiple products, countries, and languages.
• Productionize AI-driven moderation and classification models into high-volume, real-time workflows.
• Shape long-term architecture balancing user safety, regulatory compliance, and platform experience.
• Drive migration to a unified, scalable platform across the DoorDash group.
• Mentor engineers in distributed systems design and platform excellence.
• Foster ownership, velocity, and cross-functional collaboration across time zones.
• Partner with Recruiting to build a diverse engineering team in São Paulo.

Skills

Distributed systems

AI/ML integration

People management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java/Kotlin/Go

Job description

DoorDash is building the world’s most reliable on-demand logistics engine for delivery! We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Trust & Safety team in our São Paulo engineering hub to lead a team that builds the systems keeping DoorDash’s marketplace safe and trustworthy for consumers, merchants, and dashers worldwide.

About the Team

Trust & Safety Engineering is responsible for protecting every interaction on the DoorDash platform — from the moment a user signs up to every message, transaction, and delivery that follows. Our systems process millions of events in real-time, using multiple layers of AI and machine learning to detect and prevent abuse, fraud, and harmful content at scale.

As DoorDash expands across 40+ countries and multiple business lines — including food delivery, grocery, convenience, and package delivery — we are rebuilding our safety platform from the ground up to serve all companies in the DoorDash group globally, covering a massive variety of use cases that go well beyond traditional safety:

• Content moderation across text, voice, and image — in dozens of languages
• Real-time fraud and abuse detection
• Compliance and regulatory enforcement across markets with vastly different rules
• Decision systems that balance safety, user experience, and operational efficiency

This is a platform problem, not a feature problem. And that’s what makes it one of the most technically interesting challenges at DoorDash.

Quick Fact: the Trust & Safety team achieved a significant reduction in post-delivery safety incidents by using AI to monitor conversations between consumers and dashers — protecting thousands of users from seeing inappropriate messages on their phones each year. TechCrunch: DoorDash’s new AI-powered SafeChat tool | DoorDash Safety News | Safechat: DoorDash Engineering Blog

About the Role

You will lead a team of engineers responsible for the design, evolution, and operation of DoorDash’s Trust & Safety platform. Your focus will be on building the next generation of safety systems — a global, multi-product, multi-language moderation and enforcement platform that serves the entire DoorDash ecosystem.

You will partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, Legal, and Strategy & Operations to define and deliver a roadmap that integrates AI-driven decisions, real-time content moderation, and robust policy enforcement into high-volume production systems. This platform directly influences user safety, regulatory compliance, and platform integrity. You will own both the technical direction and operational excellence required to run it at scale.

This is not about executing a roadmap from HQ — it’s about co-creating the technical strategy and building the team that will own it.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Lead and grow a high-performing team engineers focused on safety systems, content moderation, and abuse detection
• Own the design and architecture of a global safety platform that serves multiple products, countries, and languages
• Productionize AI-driven moderation and classification models into high-volume, real-time workflows
• Shape the long-term architecture of systems that balance user safety, regulatory compliance, and platform experience
• Drive the migration from purpose-built safety tools to a unified, scalable platform serving the entire DoorDash group
• Mentor engineers in distributed systems design, AI/ML integration, and platform excellence
• Foster a culture of ownership, velocity, and strong cross-functional collaboration across time zones
• Partner with Recruiting to build a diverse, inclusive, and high-caliber engineering team in São Paulo

We’re excited about you because you have…

• B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of industry experience in software engineering
• 2+ years of experience in people management, leading teams of 5+ engineers
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization
• Experience working with remote teams across different time zones and fluency in English
• Hands-on leadership style and strong product intuition
• Humility — willing to get into the details and open to feedback
• Growth mindset — eager to expand your skill set and carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
• Adaptability and resilience — things change quickly, and you’ll help the team evolve

Nice to Haves

• Experience in Trust & Safety, content moderation, fraud prevention, or abuse detection systems
• Experience with ML/AI systems in production — model serving, feature stores, real-time inference
• Experience with Java/Kotlin/Go tech stacks
• Prior experience building platforms that serve multiple products or business lines
• Experience in a company that operates across multiple countries and regulatory environments

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We’re committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

This position is open to candidates with disabilities. DoorDash welcomes applicants registered with the national autism registry (SisTEA) and others who seek an inclusive workplace.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.