Staff Software Engineer

DoorDash Brazil; São Paulo; Híbrido; BRL 240 000 - 460 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

DoorDash in São Paulo is seeking seasoned software engineers to operate backend services and build scalable infrastructure for a global delivery platform. The role blends product and infrastructure, features cross-functional collaboration and a path to influencing architecture.

The position is hybrid, requiring 1-2 days in the office weekly at the Paulista Ave office. Ideal candidates hold advanced CS degrees and 8+ years in industry, with proficiency in modern web stacks and AI coding tools.

Qualificações

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Proficiency in AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor).
• 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 (Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Spark, S3).

Responsabilidades

• 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 monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture.
• Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems.

Conhecimentos

Backend development

AI coding tools

Software architecture

REST APIs

Unit testing

System scalability

HTTP/REST

Formação académica

B.S./M.S./PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Ferramentas

Postgres

Redis

Kafka

Spark

S3

Descrição da oferta de emprego

DoorDash is building the world’s most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery! We’re looking for experienced engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash’s three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers.

And now, with our new São Paulo office, we offer an unique opportunity for fast tracking your career by experiencing an early venture and help DoorDash grow from a small team to one of the largest engineering hubs in the world.

About the Role

Our software 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-functionally, as well as evaluating and executing on trade-offs to maximize business impact for the company.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• 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

We’re excited about you because you have…

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Proficiency in using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) in the full software development lifecycle, including designing, generating code, testing, monitoring and releasing software
• 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 Haves

• Experience building large scale, real-time applications
• Experience with Java/Kotlin
• Contributor to open source projects

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This is a hybrid position and requires 1-2 days in office per week. Our office is located on Paulista Ave in São Paolo. Do you live or are you willing to relocate to the São Paolo city region?

Are you legally eligible to work in Brazil?

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.

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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.

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