Backend Engineer, Autonomous Drone Delivery

Doordashusa; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental & vision benefits

Paid time off

Disability and life insurance

Mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash Labs is hiring an experienced software engineer to design and implement backend services for autonomous drone delivery. You will work on intelligent path planning, real-time fleet management, and rigorous testing in a high-scale environment.

You will develop robust, scalable systems, run simulations, and improve performance, reliability, and security of drone backend services while ensuring compliance with aviation regulations.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer with backend/robotics focus.
• Strong background in path planning algorithms.
• Experience with robotics simulations and testing frameworks.
• Experience with Kotlin or C++.
• Ability to improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of distributed systems in real-time contexts.
• Experience with REST APIs, unit testing, and SOA design.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT networking.
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with aviation regulations (FAA Part 107) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services for autonomous drone delivery with intelligent path planning and real-time fleet management.
• Develop scalable, fault-tolerant systems for a drone delivery fleet.
• Build simulations and testing frameworks to validate path planning algorithms.
• Improve performance, reliability, scalability, and security of drone backend systems.
• Introduce tools and best practices to accelerate drone development and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Kotlin

C++

Path planning

REST APIs

Unit testing

Distributed systems

Networking protocols

SQL/NoSQL

Simulations

Real-time systems

FAA Part 107 knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Robotics/Aerospace

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

ROS

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

Kafka

Postgres

Redis

Job description

DoorDash Labs is hiring an experienced software engineer to design and implement backend services for autonomous drone delivery. You will work on intelligent path planning, real-time fleet management, and rigorous testing in a high-scale environment.

You will develop robust, scalable systems, run simulations, and improve performance, reliability, and security of drone backend services while ensuring compliance with aviation regulations.