Engineering Manager, Notification Platform

DoorDash; Toronto; On-site; CAD 185,000 - 231,500; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Notification Platform within Growth Engineering. Lead a cross-functional team delivering reliable, scalable notification systems across push, email, SMS, and the Notification Hub.

You will steer technical direction, partner with Product, Ops, Data Scientists, and other engineering teams, and drive ML-driven personalization and Generative AI content across channels.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience (team size > 5).
• Proven experience building and scaling backend, platform, or distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, especially with cross-functional stakeholders.
• AI/ML experience in personalization, ranking, or Generative AI is nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team focused on notification delivery, personalization, and platform governance.
• Own the technical vision and roadmap for Notification Platform, aligning product strategy with Growth Engineering’s broader mission.
• Drive the go-forward Pedregal platform, including centralized capabilities such as deduplication and holistic ranking across domains.
• Partner with Product, Ops, and Data Scientists to optimize send-time, frequency, and channels using ML and Generative AI content.
• Deliver real-time, data-driven systems that balance transactional reliability, growth, and unit economics across markets.
• Scale the platform internationally with configurable infrastructure for entities like Wolt and Deliveroo.
• Foster ownership, rigor, and experimentation with high standards for system correctness and scalability.

Skills

Engineering management

Distributed systems

Collaboration & communication

AI/ML familiarity

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

Pedregal platform

Backend systems

Job description

About the Team

The Notification Platform team sits within Growth Engineering, powering DoorDash-wide notifications that connect consumers, dashers, merchants, and DoorDash across our Global markets. The platform delivers critical transactional notifications that directly affect the order experience, while driving growth through relevant, personalized marketing notifications.

About the Role

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Notification Platform team. This is a highly cross‑functional, systems‑driven role at the intersection of marketplace communications, personalization, machine learning, and platform governance.

Your mission will be to scale a reliable, intelligent notification ecosystem—delivering across push, email, SMS, and the Notification Hub, powered by the Pedregal platform and enriched with ML‑driven ranking and Generative AI content. You’ll partner closely with Product, Ops, Data Scientists, and partner engineering teams to define strategy, execution, and long‑term technical direction.

As a technical leader, you’ll ensure the team delivers high‑impact notification systems that operate reliably at scale while remaining configurable, experiment‑friendly, and grounded in real‑world user engagement.

Your Mission

• Build and lead a high‑performing engineering team focused on notification delivery, personalization, and platform governance
• Own the technical vision and roadmap for Notification Platform, aligning product strategy with Growth Engineering’s broader mission
• Drive the go‑forward Pedregal platform, including centralized capabilities such as deduplication and holistic ranking that coordinate across domains
• Partner deeply with Product, Ops, and Data Scientists to integrate ML‑driven send‑time, frequency, and channel optimization, and to expand Generative AI content generation across channels and domains
• Deliver real‑time, data‑driven systems that balance transactional reliability, growth, and unit economics (e.g. SMS cost efficiency) across markets
• Scale the platform internationally with shared, configurable infrastructure to support entities such as Wolt and Deliveroo
• Foster a culture of ownership, rigor, and experimentation, with high standards for system correctness, scalability, and operational excellence

We’re excited about you because…

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field
• 7+ years of industry experience
• 2+ years of engineering management experience (team size > 5)
• Proven experience building and scaling backend, platform, or distributed systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, especially with cross‑functional stakeholders
• AI/ML experience in personalization, ranking, or Generative AI is nice to have

Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well‑being. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all regular employees, that includes paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefit and several paid holidays.

Additionally, for full‑time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, an RRSP including an employer match, and a mental health program, among others.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within British Columbia.

$185,000—$231,500 CAD

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.

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