Software Engineer II, Full-Stack - New Verticals

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Software Engineer to help build and scale our online food marketplace. You will work on web-based applications, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and influence architecture and code quality across the system.

You will report to engineering leaders, lead projects, participate in hiring, and help drive performance, reliability, and customer value in a fast-moving marketplace. Our culture emphasizes high ownership, continuous learning, and delivering impact at scale

Qualifications

• Experience writing web-based applications in any language.
• Knowledge of relational databases and NoSQL backends.
• Interest in scaling web architectures and solving logistics problems with software.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and scaling our online marketplace.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence architecture.
• Lead projects and participate in engineering interviews.

Skills

Web apps

Relational DBs

NoSQL DBs

Multi-language coding

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

DynamoDB

ElasticSearch

Memcache

Job description

Our Global Structure

the company is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we're unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Why the company?

We're building the definitive online food company, transforming the way the world eats by making hyper-local food more convenient and accessible. We obsess about building the future of food, whilst using our network as a force for good. We're at the forefront of an industry, powered by our market-leading technology and unrivalled network to bring incredible convenience and selection to our customers.

Working at the company

Working at the company is the perfect environment to build a definitive career, motivated by impact. Firstly, the impact that working here will have on your development, allowing you to grow faster than you might elsewhere; secondly, the impact that you can have on the company, leaving your mark as we scale; and finally, being part of something bigger, through the impact that we make together in our marketplace and communities.

We partner with some of the largest grocery retailers in the world, as well as a large number of small independent grocers.

Launch of Shopping

In November 2023 we launched our non-food retail offering, the company 'Shopping', where we work with large and small merchants. We oversee all operations within the grocery and retail ecosystem, ensuring stores are equipped to receive and efficiently process orders. Our solutions empower stores to manage orders seamlessly through multiple channels, including our in-house app, API integration, and devices pre-installed with our software. Additionally, we provide tools to maintain and update product catalogs, ensuring accurate inventory for consumers. The technology we've developed enables our partners to pick the correct items swiftly while keeping inventory data current, optimizing both efficiency and accuracy.What you'll do?

As a Software Engineer at the company, your individual work contributes to achieving goals in and across your team. While you will work with your team and you may lead projects, some of your work will contribute outside of your direct remit. You will report to managers and group leads and together deliver the results.

Technical Execution

You will improve code structure, have an impact on architecture, and review code of any scope produced by your team.You'll aim to simplify the maintenance and operation of production systems, visibility, operational readiness, and health of your team's systems.

Collaboration & Leadership

As well as leading from the front regarding technical execution, you'll build relationships with other engineering teams and, identify collaboration opportunities.You'll own larger pieces of work, assist with design and technical / implementation choices and influence the roadmap within your team.You will take an active role in the hiring process and conducting engineering interviews. This will also extend to the current team where you will support the personal growth of colleagues, encouraging efficiency in their roles.

Expectations

We want to emphasise that we don't expect you to meet all of the below but would love you to have experience in some of these areas.

• Pride in readable, well-designed, well-tested software
• Experience writing web-based applications in any language, and an interest in learning (Go, Ruby/Rails, Python, Scala, or Rust)
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with web architecture at scale (20krpm and above)
• Experience with "NoSQL" data backends and other (Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Memcache)
• Experience solving logistical problems with software

Why Join Us?

At the company, you'll do work that matters—solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that's constantly evolving. We're food lovers, problem solvers, community organisers, proud parents, and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

Solve meaningful problems at real scale Work on a complex, always-on marketplace that impacts millions every day.

See your impact, fast Ship, test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment.

Grow through challenge and ownership Take on big, ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.

A culture built for builders High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning.

Share in the success you help create Competitive salary and equity options, so you're rewarded for the impact you make.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At the company, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We're committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you'll have the opportunity to let us know once you've submitted your application. We'll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you're excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we'd love to hear from you!