Sr. Security Engineer, Red Team

DoorDash; United States; On-site; USD 159,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a passionate Security Engineer to join their elite Red Team. This role offers the opportunity to conduct real-world adversary simulations, enhancing the security posture of critical assets. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will develop custom tools and provide strategic insights to combat evolving threats. With a focus on offensive security, this position empowers you to make impactful contributions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to protecting its people and technology, and be part of a mission that prioritizes security excellence.

Benefits

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Flexible vacation

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Wellness benefit

Commuter benefit match

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Red Teaming and Purple Teaming.
• Strong knowledge of adversary tactics and techniques.
• Experience with multi-platform and cloud exploitation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute adversary simulations to assess security.
• Develop custom tools to test security posture.
• Partner with teams to escalate emerging threats.

Skills

Red Teaming

Purple Teaming

Offensive Security

Adversary Mindsets

Multi-platform Exploitation

Malware Development

Command and Control Frameworks

Defense Evasion

Information Security Operations

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity

Master's Degree in Information Security

Tools

C2 Frameworks

Phishing Tools

Security Tooling

Job description

At DoorDash we’re building the industry’s most scalable and reliable delivery network to support our three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and Dashers. Security is paramount to the success of our business, and DoorDash Security aspires to be the world’s best security team. We are committed to protecting our people, partners, customers, and technologies with robust safeguards and unwavering vigilance.

About the Role

The Security Engineer, Red Team will be responsible for conducting threat intelligence-informed, adversary emulations to simulate real-world cyber attacks and proactively identify security improvement opportunities in the DoorDash environment. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams across the company to assess the security posture of DoorDash’s critical assets and products.

You will report directly to the CISO, with the freedom and accountability to complete full scope red team operations against any valuable objectives in the company, providing a crucial feedback loop for all of our efforts in upholding customer trust.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Plan and execute realistic adversary simulations using curated threat intelligence to assess security opportunities, and detection and response capabilities
• Exercise range of expertise to include cyber, insider, fraud, and physical security Red Team testing scenarios
• Develop custom tools and payloads to test the DoorDash security posture
• Document assessment plans and report findings for technical and non-technical audiences
• Partner with Blue Teams to escalate emerging threats and develop proactive detection or defensive strategies
• Provide consultation, operational readouts, and expert solutions for complex security challenges impacting DoorDash

We’re excited about you because…

• 5+ years of experience in Red Teaming and Purple Teaming
• You are passionate about offensive security and care about improving your craft every day
• Have a deep understanding of adversary mindsets, to include experiential knowledge of advanced persistent threats (APT) and Insider Threat tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to secure diverse environments, providing feedback loops that articulate business risks and generate actionable intelligence
• Strong experience with multi-platform and cloud exploitation, and malware development.
• Strong knowledge of one of Kotlin, Java, Python, Powershell or Golang
• Experience using and developing tooling, methodologies and scalable infrastructure to support red team engagements capabilities (e.g. command and control frameworks, phishing environment, exploits)
• Experience with Command and Control (C2) frameworks
• Experience with Defense Evasion to bypass security tooling (e.g. Endpoint Detection and Response)
• Excellent understanding of information security operations related frameworks and standards (e.g., MITRE Att&ck)
• Experience providing technical leadership and guidance, and thinking strategically and analytically to solve problems
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Engages with a people-first approach, is able to facilitate a conversation rather than dictate it, and is empathetic to divergent viewpoints

We expect this position to be filled by 6/29/25.

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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 pagehere .

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within the United States.

$159,800 - $235,000 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.

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