Engineering Manager, People Applications & AI

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

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager for the People Applications team to shape the technical direction of talent acquisition, compensation, and employee experience platforms. You will lead a multi-location, full‑stack engineering team across US and Hungary, driving AI-enabled features and scalable data pipelines in a hybrid work model.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Enterprise App Engineering, you will partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver high‑impact

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

People management

Full-stack engineering

Software development

Generative AI

React / Node.js

Python

Docker & Kubernetes

Communication

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Education

BS/MS in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

NodeJs/TypeScript

React

Python

Job description

DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager for the People Applications team to shape the technical direction of talent acquisition, compensation, and employee experience platforms. You will lead a multi-location, full‑stack engineering team across US and Hungary, driving AI-enabled features and scalable data pipelines in a hybrid work model.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Enterprise App Engineering, you will partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver high‑impact