Engineering Manager, People Applications

Doordashusa; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 163,200 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Doordashusa is seeking an Engineering Manager in Washington to lead a team of full stack engineers, focused on enhancing employee experiences through innovative People Applications. This hybrid role involves shaping the technical vision, driving impactful features, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has a strong software development background, significant leadership experience, and a passion for AI integration, ensuring effective and efficient employee solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in people management leading full‑stack teams of 5+ engineers.
• 7+ years of industry experience in software development, ideally in HR‑related applications.
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a high‑performing team of full stack engineers.
• Define architectural roadmap for the team.
• Oversee development of core People Application product experiences.

Skills

Leadership

Software Development

Communication

AI Integration

System Scaling

NodeJs

Python

React

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AI Tools/LLMs

Job description

About the Team

DoorDash’s ability to build the best products in the industry, enabling local commerce at global scale, depends on its ability to recruit, engage, grow, and retain the best talent in the industry. The People Applications team at DoorDash is responsible for building and scaling first‑party (1P) products that support the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment through to offboarding. The team develops and operates People Applications used across all DoorDash brands, including Wolt and Deliveroo.

About the Role

The DoorDash People Applications team is seeking an Engineering Manager with experience building and scaling applications across talent acquisition, compensation, and employee experience domains.

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of our People platform as we accelerate the adoption of AI and evolve our 1P products to drive greater efficiency, innovation, and employee experience.

This is a highly collaborative role where you will help shape both the technical direction and product strategy, ensuring our solutions align with DoorDash’s people team’s goals while delivering reliable, high‑impact experiences for employees across all brands.

This will be a hybrid role and you will report to the Senior Manager, Enterprise App Engineering.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Lead and Inspire: Manage, mentor, and grow a high‑performing team of full stack engineers across multiple DoorDash locations including in US and Hungary
• Drive Technical Vision: Partner with the team to define architectural roadmap for the team.
• Deliver Impactful Features: Oversee development of core People Application product experiences, including data pipelines, automation and integration with AI tools/LLMs.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Work closely with product managers, UI/UX designer, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into impactful, user‑first solutions.
• Operational Excellence: Establish best practices in development processes, testing, release management, and monitoring.
• Embrace AI: Passion for leveraging AI and automation to improve developer velocity and business outcomes

We're excited about you because you have…

• BS, or MS in Computer Science or related field
• 2+ years of experience in people management leading full‑stack teams of 5+ engineers
• 7+ years of industry experience in software development, ideally in HR‑related applications
• Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast‑paced, product‑focused development environment
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization including leveraging AI to improve velocity
• Experience with Generative AI development and fine‑tuning such as setting up prompt flows, agents, guardrails, and knowledge base optimization.
• Hands‑on leadership, strong business acumen and strong product intuition
• Deep technical background with NodeJs/TypeScript, React, Python, containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Willingness to learn - willing to get into the details and open to feedback
• Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate with remote team members across time zones

Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only

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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).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado is $163,200 — $240,000 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.

Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only

We used Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provided Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023. We resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024, and ceased using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 30, 2026.

The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144.