Engineering Manager, People Applications & AI

DoorDash; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Paid parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off

Job summary

DoorDash is hiring an Engineering Manager for the People Applications team to build and scale 1P products supporting recruitment through offboarding. You will lead a distributed team across US and Hungary, shaping technical direction and product strategy while delivering reliable experiences for employees across brands.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers and designers, adoption of AI, and ensuring high-impact, scalable solutions in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years of 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, 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing full-stack engineering team across multiple locations.
• Define architectural roadmap and drive technical vision for the People Applications team.
• Oversee development of core product experiences, data pipelines, automation, and AI tool integrations.
• Collaborate with product managers, UI/UX designers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into user-centric solutions.
• Establish development, testing, release, and monitoring best practices; improve developer velocity with AI.</

Skills

Team leadership and mentorship

Communication

Product mindset

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Node.js/TypeScript

React

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

DoorDash is hiring an Engineering Manager for the People Applications team to build and scale 1P products supporting recruitment through offboarding. You will lead a distributed team across US and Hungary, shaping technical direction and product strategy while delivering reliable experiences for employees across brands.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers and designers, adoption of AI, and ensuring high-impact, scalable solutions in a hybrid work model.