Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

DoorDash; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to scale our data infrastructure, automation, and tooling to meet growing business needs. You will design and implement large-scale data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse, while ensuring data quality through QA and monitoring routines.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to collect required data, improve ETL reliability, and manage a portfolio of data products delivering trustworthy data for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in data roles.
• 3+ years of data engineering, BI, or related work.
• Proficiency with AI coding tools in full lifecycle of software development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business partners to understand data needs.
• Gather data from engineering, product teams and third parties.
• Design and build large-scale data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse.
• Develop data quality checks, QA processes and monitoring routines.
• Improve reliability and scalability of ETL processes.
• Manage data products delivering high-quality, trustworthy data.
• Onboard and mentor other engineers joining the team.

Skills

Python/Java

SQL

Data Modeling

ETL Orchestration

Airflow

Spark

Snowflake

Redshift

PostgreSQL

BI Tools

Communication

Tools

Flink

Oozie

Azkaban

Hive

Presto

Kafka

Tableau

Superset

Looker

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

About the Team

Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. By implementing pipelines, data structures, and data warehouse architectures; this team serves as the foundation for decision-making at DoorDash.

About the Role

DoorDash is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing business needs.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Work with business partners and stakeholders to understand data requirements
• Work with engineering, product teams and 3rd parties to collect required data
• Design, develop and implement large scale, high volume, high performance data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse
• Develop and implement data quality checks, conduct QA and implement monitoring routines
• Improve the reliability and scalability of our ETL processes
• Manage a portfolio of data products that deliver high-quality, trustworthy data
• Help onboard and support other engineers as they join the team

We're excited about you because…

• 5+ years of professional experience
• 3+ years experience working in data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar role
• You have 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
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Java
• 3+ years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Flink, Oozie and Azkaban using AWS/GCP
• Expert in Database fundamentals, SQL and distributed computing
• 3+ years of experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Druid, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kafka/Flink.
• Experience working with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms
• Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non-technical teams
• Knowledge of reporting tools such as Tableau, Superset and Looker
• Comfortable working in fast paced environment, self starter and self organizing
• Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information
• You must be located near one of our engineering hubs indicated above

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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.
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