Backend Engineer - Scalable Microservices & Systems

DoorDash Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Premium healthcare

Job summary

DoorDash Canada is seeking Backend Engineers to join our hybrid Toronto team, focusing on scalable web applications and backend architecture. You will work across Product and Platform teams, contribute to performance, security, and transitioning to microservices, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver impactful solutions.

Ideal candidates hold a CS degree (B.S./M.S./PhD) and have 2+ years of backend experience, with proficiency in REST, SQL/NoSQL, and modern web stacks.

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 2+ years industry backend experience.
• Experience with REST APIs, unit testing, and architectural design.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with service-oriented architecture and HTTP/REST web stacks.

Responsibilities

• Develop, release and run large-scale web applications.
• Define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area.
• Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security of backend systems.
• Transition monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture.
• Tackle bleeding-edge technical problems and drive impactful solutions.

Skills

Backend development

REST APIs

SQL/NoSQL

AI coding tools

Education

CS degree (B.S./M.S./PhD)

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

RabbitMQ

Job description

DoorDash Canada is seeking Backend Engineers to join our hybrid Toronto team, focusing on scalable web applications and backend architecture. You will work across Product and Platform teams, contribute to performance, security, and transitioning to microservices, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver impactful solutions.

Ideal candidates hold a CS degree (B.S./M.S./PhD) and have 2+ years of backend experience, with proficiency in REST, SQL/NoSQL, and modern web stacks.