Engineering Manager, Proactive Security - Pods

doordashusa; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a senior security engineering leader to own the technical direction for proactive security product engineering, bug bounty, and vulnerability management. This remote US role combines people leadership with hands-on judgment across consumer, merchant, and vendor surfaces, focusing on reducing vulnerability classes rather than shipping features.

The role requires 12+ years in security product engineering at internet-scale, with 3+ years leading global teams and a track record

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security product engineering at internet-scale organizations.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the technical vision for security product engineering pods, bug bounty, and vulnerability management programs.

Skills

Security leadership

Security product engineering

AI security

Vulnerability management

Regulatory compliance

Root-cause analysis

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in CS/Security

Tools

Bug bounty platforms

Security analytics platforms

Job description

Role overview

A senior leadership role within a global security engineering organization, owning the technical direction for proactive security product engineering, bug bounty, and vulnerability management. The remote US position combines people leadership with hands‑on technical judgment across consumer, merchant, and vendor surfaces, with success measured by reducing classes of vulnerabilities rather than shipping features.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the technical vision for security product engineering pods, bug bounty, and vulnerability management programs
• Coach and mentor senior engineers as a player‑coach, working at the lowest level of customer, merchant, and vendor security problems
• Partner with product engineering, legal, security platform, and data teams to embed secure‑by‑design controls into products
• Drive rigorous, AI‑enabled bug bounty, penetration testing, and vulnerability management programs against sophisticated adversaries
• Build and maintain operational excellence across security services such as vulnerability management data lakes
• Influence the responsible adoption of AI tooling from a proactive security standpoint

Requirements

• 12+ years as a security product engineer at an internet‑scale organization, with 3+ years leading global teams
• Track record of shifting how large companies deliver security products
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Security Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated technical leadership across account security, product security, and AI security for B2C, B2B, and B2V contexts
• Experience designing controls and processes that meet regulatory requirements
• Track record designing scalable, AI‑enabled security review processes
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, including leading root cause analysis for security incidents
• Excellent verbal and written communication for influencing stakeholders across engineering and product globally