Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Android

DoorDash; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 192,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Software Engineer for its Developer Experience team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on building key libraries and tools that improve the productivity and workflow of mobile engineers. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of Android development experience and strong collaboration skills.

Benefits

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible paid time off

Wellness benefits

Paid sick leave

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Android development experience required.
• Experience with mobile build systems (Gradle).
• Excellent communication and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Build foundational libraries and development tools for mobile applications.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers to enhance developer productivity.
• Lead and mentor within the mobile engineering community.

Skills

Android Development

Collaboration

Mentorship

Tools

Gradle

Job description

Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Android

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About The Team

Our mission is to provide a world-class development experience that makes DoorDash's mobile engineers among the most productive in the industry. We achieve this by creating the libraries, tools, and frameworks that enable our product teams to ship features quickly and reliably. Because their success is our success, we are deeply invested in building a strong, collaborative mobile community that champions best practices and welcomes participation.

About The Team

Our mission is to provide a world-class development experience that makes DoorDash's mobile engineers among the most productive in the industry. We achieve this by creating the libraries, tools, and frameworks that enable our product teams to ship features quickly and reliably. Because their success is our success, we are deeply invested in building a strong, collaborative mobile community that champions best practices and welcomes participation.

About The Role

As a Software Engineer on the Developer Experience team, you will build the foundational pieces for all DoorDash Mobile applications. These include runtime libraries, build systems, and development tools. 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 our Mobile engineers through mentorship, education, and engagement of your peers.

You will report into the Engineering Manager of our Mobile Developer Experience team in our Developer Platform organization. You must be located in either San Francisco, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, or New York, NY.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Shape the future of Mobile Development. You will have a direct and meaningful impact on the daily workflows of every mobile engineer at the company, enhancing their productivity and overall developer experience.
• Build from the ground up. You will architect and implement foundational libraries, cutting-edge build systems, and innovative development tools that serve as the bedrock for all of our mobile applications.
• Solve complex, high-impact challenges. You will tackle some of the most significant technical hurdles in mobile engineering, and the solutions you deliver will be leveraged by hundreds of engineers across numerous product teams.
• Act as a force multiplier. Your work will directly empower product teams to build, test, and release new features to our customers faster and more reliably than ever before.
• Lead and mentor. You will have the opportunity to guide and influence the mobile engineering community, sharing your expertise, promoting best practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Collaborate across the organization. You will work in a highly cross-functional environment, partnering with a diverse group of engineers, product managers, and leaders to drive critical initiatives forward.
  
  

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You have 2+ years of Android development experience.
• You have experience with the details of Gradle or other mobile build systems.
• You have a product mindset and apply that to how you would build out platform services.
• You love people, systems, and software and are competent working with all three.
• You’re curious and like to dive deep into different system architectures.
• You are an organized and excellent written and verbal communicator.
  
  

Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only

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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, 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.

$130,600—$192,000 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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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