Backend Engineer, Scalable Web & Microservices

DoorDash; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,600 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer in Sunnyvale, California. You will build and maintain a large-scale global infrastructure system that powers the company’s marketplace. Ideal candidates should have at least 2 years of experience with backend tech stacks and strong educational backgrounds in Computer Science. This hybrid role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and more.

Qualifications

• 2+ years industry experience working with backend tech stacks.
• Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.
• Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST).

Responsibilities

• Develop, release, and run large-scale web applications.
• Define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area.
• Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security for backend systems.

Skills

Backend tech stacks

REST APIs

Efficiency analysis

SQL and NoSQL databases

Service-oriented architecture

Education

B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science

Tools

Postgres

Redis

Elasticsearch

RabbitMQ

Job description

DoorDash is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer in Sunnyvale, California. You will build and maintain a large-scale global infrastructure system that powers the company’s marketplace. Ideal candidates should have at least 2 years of experience with backend tech stacks and strong educational backgrounds in Computer Science. This hybrid role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and more.