Senior Associate, Ad Ops Platform

DoorDash USA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Senior Associate for the Ad Ops Platform to design and ship automations, data workflows, and internal tools that speed and improve ad operations. You’ll replace manual tasks with end-to-end systems and map out improvements in your first 90 days.

You’ll report to the Manager, Ad Ops Platform Strategy and will work with operators to drive measurable hours saved and faster campaign execution, with growing toolsets over time.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building automations or tools that eliminated manual work.
• Able to write and ship code—Python or scripting—yourself.
• Hands-on experience applying AI/LLM tools to workflows.
• Fluent in SQL and able to query and analyze data.
• Bachelor's degree; enjoys solving open-ended problems.

Responsibilities

• Build and own automations, data workflows, and internal tools end to end.
• Partner with ad operations to replace high-leverage manual work with systems.
• Use SQL, scripting, and AI tools to turn operational data into repeatable processes.
• Measure impact by hours saved, fewer errors, and faster campaigns.
• Propose and own new projects with room to experiment and improve.

Skills

SQL

Python

Scripting

AI/LLM

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Ad Ops Platform team is part of DoorDash's Ads & Promotions organization. We build the internal tools, automations, and data workflows that help our ad operations and cross-functional teams launch and manage advertising campaigns with greater speed, accuracy, and scale. Our work turns manual, repetitive operational tasks into reliable systems, so the business can grow without adding proportional headcount.

About the Role

As a Senior Associate on the Ad Ops Platform team, you'll be a technical builder who designs and ships the automations, data workflows, and internal tools that make ad operations faster and more accurate. You'll work side by side with operators to find the highest-effort manual processes and replace them with systems you build and own end to end. In your first 90 days, you'll ship your first automations and map out the operational processes with the most room for improvement. Over time, success looks like measurable hours returned to the team, faster and more accurate campaign execution, and a growing set of tools that operators rely on every day.

You will report to the Manager, Ad Ops Platform Strategy on our Ad Ops team in our Ads & Promotions organization.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Build and own automations, data workflows, and internal tools end to end, from spotting the problem to shipping the solution.
• Partner directly with ad operations to identify the highest-leverage manual work and replace it with reliable systems.
• Use SQL, scripting, and AI tools to turn messy operational data into fast, accurate, and repeatable processes.
• See the direct impact of your work in hours saved, errors reduced, and campaigns launched faster.
• Bring your own ideas for new projects and have the room to experiment and improve how the team operates.

We're excited about you because…

• You have a demonstrated track record (typically 3+ years) of building automations or tools that eliminated manual work and improved how a team operates.
• You can write and ship code yourself—using Python, scripting, or similar—rather than only specifying what should be built.
• You have hands‑on experience building with or applying AI and large language model (LLM) tools to real workflows.
• You are fluent in SQL and comfortable independently querying and analyzing data to make decisions and measure impact.
• You have a bachelor's degree and are energized by open‑ended, ambiguous problems that you can define, solve, and see through on your own.

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.

$87,000 - $128,000 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.

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