Software Engineer, Backend

DoorDash USA; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash India is forming a founding engineering team to build the Data User Platform and Programs. You will work on scalable data infrastructure, metadata discovery, and AI-powered workflows for analytics and operations, collaborating with product managers and analytics teams.

This role offers high ownership and growth opportunities as part of a global logistics engine powering a three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of CS fundamentals and programming in Go/Java/Python.
• Experience using AI coding tools across the SDLC.
• Big Data infra and governance experience; Spark/Clickhouse/Iceberg/Airflow bonus.
• Experience improving data platform efficiency and scale.

Responsibilities

• Improve scalability, performance, and reliability of data platform services.
• Build and operate data discovery and metadata platforms.
• Develop AI-enabled services and self-serve tooling for analytics workflows.
• Add observability, monitoring, and operational tooling for SLAs.
• Drive cost-efficient data platform design and resource optimization.
• Embed cost awareness in the data lifecycle with reuse and deprecation discipline.
• Collaborate with product managers, data engineers, and analytics teams.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Go

Java

Python

Education

B.E./B.Tech., M.E./M.Tech, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Job description

About the Team

Come help us build the world’s most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery! We’re bringing on experienced engineers to help us further our 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash’s three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers.

About the Role

The Data User Platform and Programs team works at the intersection of data infrastructure, reliability, governance, developer tooling and AI systems, supporting thousands of internal data users including engineers, analysts, data scientists and business stakeholders.

This role is part of a founding engineering team in India, offering high ownership, strong growth opportunities, and direct influence over the platform’s long‑term architecture.

You will work on systems such as:

• Platform foundations for reliability, observability, cost‑efficiency and compliance
• A unified data discovery and catalog experience
• AI‑powered assistants and workflows for analytics and operations

You will collaborate closely with product managers, data engineers, and analytics teams to deliver solutions that reduce friction and increase trust across the data ecosystem.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Improve scalability, performance, and reliability of data platform services through strong engineering practices

• Build and operate data discovery and metadata platforms that help users find the right datasets, dashboards, and metrics quickly and confidently

• Develop AI‑enabled services and workflows, including self‑serve tooling for creating, evaluating, and improving AI assistants

• Add observability, monitoring, and operational tooling to maintain platform SLAs and reduce incident response time

• Drive cost‑efficient data platform design by identifying underutilized, redundant, or idle datasets, services, and compute resources

• Embed cost awareness into the data lifecycle, including:

  • Designing systems that encourage reuse over duplication
  • Instrumenting usage and cost signals into platform services
  • Supporting safe deprecation and cleanup of stale data assets

• Partner with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑moving, product‑driven environment

We’re excited about you because…

• B.E./B.Tech., M.E./M.Tech, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience with CS fundamental concepts and experience with at least one of the programming languages of Go, Java, and Python
• 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
• Prior technical experience in Big Data infrastructure, Cost Efficiency & Governance, you’ve built meaningful pieces of data infrastructure. Bonus if those were open‑sourced technologies like Spark, Clickhouse, Iceberg and Airflow
• Experience improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of data platforms
• Experience building or operating backend systems in production environments

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.

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