Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Fairygodboss; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,600 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

16 weeks paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to enhance its data infrastructure and automate scaling operations. This hybrid role requires candidates to be based in Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Seattle.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in data engineering, expertise in programming with Python or Java, as well as proficiency in various database systems. Benefits include a comprehensive package with parental leave, wellness initiatives, and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience.
• 3+ years experience in data engineering or business intelligence.
• Experience working with streaming technologies such as Kafka or Flink.

Responsibilities

• Understand data requirements from business partners and stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and implement data models and pipelines.
• Improve the reliability and scalability of ETL processes.

Skills

Python or Java proficiency

ETL orchestration and workflow management

Database fundamentals and SQL

Experience with distributed data ecosystems

Knowledge of reporting tools (Tableau, Superset, Looker)

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Airflow

AWS or GCP

Snowflake or Redshift

Job description

About the Team

Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. By implementing pipelines, data structures, and data warehouse architectures, this team serves as the foundation for decision‑making at DoorDash.

About the Role

DoorDash is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing business needs. This is a hybrid position and you must be located in Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Seattle.

Responsibilities

• Work with business partners and stakeholders to understand data requirements.
• Work with engineering, product teams and 3rd parties to collect required data.
• Design, develop and implement large scale, high volume, high performance data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse.
• Develop and implement data quality checks, conduct QA and implement monitoring routines.
• Improve the reliability and scalability of our ETL processes.
• Manage a portfolio of data products that deliver high‑quality, trustworthy data.
• Help onboard and support other engineers as they join the team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience.
• 3+ years experience working in data engineering, business intelligence or a similar role.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Java.
• 3+ years experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Flink, Oozie and Azkaban using AWS or GCP.
• Expert in Database fundamentals, SQL and distributed computing.
• 3+ years experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Druid, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kafka or Flink.
• Experience working with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non‑technical teams.
• Knowledge of reporting tools such as Tableau, Superset and Looker.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, self‑starter and self‑organizing.
• Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information.
• Location: you must be located near one of our engineering hubs in Sunnyvale, San Francisco or Seattle.

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 by work location. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.

• Base salary ranges:
• I4: $130,600–$192,000 USD
• I5: $159,800–$235,000 USD
• I6: $193,800–$285,000 USD

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

Benefits

DoorDash offers 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, medical, dental and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance and a mental health program, among others.

• 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 (≈6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; ≈3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (≈5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; ≈2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

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 known for food delivery to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, giving our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We’re committed to supporting employees’ happiness, health and overall well‑being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry and cities. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources and opportunity to excel. We value a diverse workforce and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds—including women, non‑binary or gender‑non‑conforming individuals, the LGBTQIA+ community, people of color, veterans and those with disabilities—to apply. 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.