Software Engineer, Full Stack - Developer Insights

DoorDash; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Fullstack Software Engineer to join the Developer Insights team. You will build internal tools and improve the developer experience for hundreds of engineers, including the internal developer portal built on Backstage.io.

You’ll work across frontend and backend, mentor peers, contribute to upstream OSS, and help with roadmap planning and OKR presentations while delivering robust, scalable software.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in web technologies using TypeScript with React on the frontend and with a backend language (Java/Kotlin/Python/Go).
• Strong product mindset and ability to apply it to platform services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build features for Developer Insights and internal tools (Backstage.io based).
• Improve developer experience for hundreds of DoorDash engineers.
• Mentor peers and contribute to roadmap planning and OKRs; participate in engineering all-hands.

Skills

TypeScript/React

Java/Python/Kotlin/Go

Product mindset

Communication

AI coding tools

Tools

Backstage.io

Job description

About The Team

Come help us build and develop tools serving hundreds of engineers internally! We’re looking for a Fullstack Software Engineer to join our Developer Insights team.

About The Role

Our mission is to improve the developer experience of engineers at DoorDash by building various internal products, including our internal developer portal, Developer Insights.

Our success as a platform team depends on the success of the product teams we serve. Because of this, we invest in building a strong community that encourages participation and promotes best practices.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

• Introduce cutting edge technologies to our engineering organization, including tools built on LLMs
• Build new features for Developer Insights (using Backstage.io)
• Improve the developer experience for all of our engineers
• Work and collaborate across team boundaries.
• Contribute features and bug fixes to upstream open-source projects.
• Mentor and educate your peers.
• Lead the team in a technical fashion and assist in roadmap planning and measurement of existing features.
• Represent the team at large in OKR and engineering all-hands presentations.
• Context switch from frontend to backend to data depending on the need that arises.

We’re Excited About You Because…

• You have at least 2 years of experience in web technologies using Typescript with React on the frontend with Java, Kotlin, Python or Go backend experience.
• You have a product mindset and apply that to how you would build out platform services.
• You love systems and software, and you're proficient in both.
• You’re curious and dive deep into different system architectures.
• You are an organized and excellent written and verbal communicator.
• You have proficiency in using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) in the full software development lifecycle, including designing, generating code, testing, monitoring and releasing software

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 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.

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.

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