Engineering Manager, Discovery Experience

DoorDash; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 193,800 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash in San Francisco is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Discovery Experience team, owning the Homepage—the first and most visited surface for millions of consumers. You will set the product and technical direction, guide a team of full-stack engineers, and partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and ML/Recommendation Platform to ship high-impact experiences.

You will build an inclusive, high-performing org, drive velocity with reliability and performance, and grow the team as

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience, with at least 2 years in management.
• Experience managing BE + Android + iOS + Web teams.
• Strong product sense and partner with cross-functional peers.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and collect non-technical requirements.
• Proven track record of building scalable products in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to guide and grow an engineering team in a dynamic business.

Responsibilities

• Define discovery product and technical roadmap for Homepage.
• Lead and grow a team of full-stack engineers.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Data Science, and ML teams.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and excellent user experience.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Full stack

Product sense

Cross-functional collab

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in CS or equivalent

Job description

DoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Discovery Experience team, which owns the Homepage - DoorDash’s front door. It’s the first screen millions of consumers see every day, and since every session starts there, it’s the highest-leverage surface in the consumer funnel: a more personalized recommendation, a faster render, or a cleaner layout can move the metrics the whole company watches.

The Homepage spans restaurants, grocery, and emerging verticals across iOS, Android, and Web. We’re rebuilding it around LLM-generated recommendations, shifting discovery from static, rules-based feeds to generative, intent-driven experiences that respond to real-time signals in the moment.

About The Role

You will lead and grow a team of product-focused full stack engineers, owning both the product and technical direction for the discovery surface - deciding where discovery goes next and how it’s built. You’ll set the roadmap and drive execution alongside Product, Design, Data Science, and ML/Recommendation Platform partners, and you’ll own the quality, velocity, and consumer impact your team ships. It’s a role with real ownership and the room to grow both the product and the team behind it.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Own the Homepage end to end, the highest-traffic surface at DoorDash and where every consumer session begins
• Turn Homepage bets into company-level outcomes: real lift in conversion and order rate for millions of consumers
• Define discovery quality for DoorDash: getting the right store, restaurant, or item in front of the right consumer at the right moment
• Ship LLM-gen recommendations and intent-aware discovery that route consumers to the right experience across food, grocery, retail, and emerging verticals
• Partner across Product, Design, Data Science, and ML/Recommendation Platform teams to shape the discovery roadmap and ship the experiences behind it
• Build an inclusive, high-performing team by coaching engineers, supporting career growth, and scaling the org as impact grows
• Drive product velocity while holding a high bar for reliability, performance, and user experience
• Architect the backend systems and APIs that assemble a fast, personalized Homepage across iOS, Android, and Web

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You have a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent
• You have 7+ years of industry experience, including minimum of 2 years of management experience
• You have experience managing engineering disciplines across BE + Android + iOS + Web
• You bring in strong product sense and can be a thought partner with cross-functional peers
• You have hands‑on experience working with non‑technical stakeholders, cross‑team collaboration, and building scalable products in a fast‑paced environment
• You have the ability to handle ambiguity and work with product and business partners to collect non‑technical requirements to design and build scalable experience solutions
• You have the ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job‑related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well‑being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See Below For Paid Time Off Details

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

$193,800—$285,000 USD

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 including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

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.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non‑binary or gender non‑conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently‑abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non‑discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

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

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