Senior Software Engineer, Performance Platform

DoorDash; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology and logistics company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Performance Platform team. In this role, you will develop and maintain essential tools and frameworks that enhance system performance across the organization. You will collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to tackle significant technical challenges and mentor junior team members. Join a rapidly growing team that values diverse perspectives and is committed to creating impactful solutions in a dynamic environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the performance characteristics of systems while supporting the development of your peers.

Benefits

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid time off and sick leave

Flexible vacation for salaried roles

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Wellness benefit

Commuter benefit match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

11 paid holidays

Disability and basic life insurance

Mental health program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working on backend platform/infrastructure teams.
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language such as Java, Kotlin, Go, C++, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain foundational components for performance measurement.
• Drive collaboration with stakeholders and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Software Engineering

Backend Development

OOP Languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, C++, C#)

Performance Optimization

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

About the Team

Our mission is to make performance an integral part of DoorDash’s software development lifecycle and empower developers to push the limits of the systems they design and develop.

We are responsible for providing tools and capabilities to preemptively identify and address performance, scalability and efficiency limitations, starting at the granular level and bubbling to the E2E ecosystem, leading to smooth/performant experience for all audiences of DoorDash.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Performance Platform team, you will build foundational pieces that will impact the performance characteristics of systems across DoorDash. These include developer tools, frameworks and libraries. You will work closely with engineers, technical product managers, and engineering managers across all parts of the engineering organization to deliver large and impactful initiatives. Additionally, you will be a culture carrier for the Performance Platform team through mentorship, education, and engagement of your peers.

You will report into the Engineering Manager on our Performance Platform team in our Developer Platform organization.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Develop and maintain foundational components to enable DoorDash Engineers to confidently measure and tune performance of their services/components.
• Take on significant technical challenges and have a large impact.
• Drive collaboration with stakeholders, external partners and peer engineering leaders.
• Mentor junior team members, and lead cross functional pods to create collective impact
• Join a growing company and grow right along with us.

We’re excited about you because…

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working on backend platform/infrastructure teams
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language (eg. Java, Kotlin, Go, C++/C# etc)
• Experience building and maintaining platform components at scale
• You apply a product mindset to platform problems and feel accomplished enabling others
• You strive for design simplicity and consistency above all else
• You solve problems using software to automate or prevent toil

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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, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act) (for salaried roles: flexible 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), 16 weeks of paid parental leave, a wellness benefit, and a commuter benefit match.

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash 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.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

I4

$130,600—$192,000 USD

I5

$159,800—$235,000 USD

I6

$193,800—$285,000 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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: 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. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

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