Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security - Dasher

your Jared; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

401(k) with employer matching

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security to lead the technical direction for hardening Dasher Security Products within our global delivery platform. This forward deployed Pod model builds security controls into Dasher apps for safer, more resilient operations.

You will mentor junior engineers, partner with Product, Legal, and Data teams, drive AI-enabled vulnerability discovery, threat modelling, and automated remediation at scale, and shape the security roadmap across

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Security Product Engineer at Internet-scale orgs.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Security Engineering, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated leadership across AI security, account security, and product security controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction and roadmap for hardening of Dasher Security Products.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Legal, Security Engineering Platform, and Data teams to enable secure-by-design AI products.
• Execute vulnerability discovery, threat modeling, and automated remediation at scale.
• Mentor and coach early-career engineers, setting high standards for Operational Excellence.

Skills

Security leadership

AI security

Threat modelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Go

Java

Job description

About the Team

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 Engineering is paramount to the success of our business, and DoorDash Security aspires to be one the world’s most admired Security Engineering team. We are committed to building the world's most trusted on-demand, logistics engine for delivery! We're expanding our team of great minds to help us secure and maintain a 24x7, no downtime, global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash’s multi-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and drivers.

About the Role

Our Proactive Security Engineering team is looking for a Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security to execute on Dasher Security Product Engineering following a forward deployed engineering Pod model.You will be a part of our inclusive, collaborative forward deployed engineering team responsible for building “paved road” Security Product controls directly into our Dasher products to ensure a safe, secure and resilient delivery network. This is not a classic Product Security role performing reviews and operating platform products, this is a forward deployed model where we operate in Pods that focus on domain code bases to build and ship Dasher Security Products focusing on application hardening, anti-app reversing, and payment security in our global Dasher ecosystem.This is a US remote position reporting directly to the Manager of our Proactive Security Engineering team.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Lead the technical direction and roadmap for hardening of Dasher Security Products at DoorDash.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Legal, Security Engineering Platform, Data teams and XFN partners to build “paved road” proactive security controls that enable secure by design AI products into DoorDash eco-system. Examples of Dasher Security Products this team will focus on include application hardening, anti-app reversing, and payment security of our global Dasher ecosystem
• Execute rigorous cross-brand AI enabled vulnerability discovery, multi-level harnesses and automated remediation to protect the company against Mythos-era equipped adversaries.
• Mentor and coach earlier career engineers, setting and enforcing exceptional standards for Operational Excellence and Software Engineering.

We’re excited about you because…

• 10+ years of experience as a Security Product Engineer at an Internet scale organization of demonstrated technical leadership building outcomes at global scale.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Security Engineering, a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in Ai Security, Account Security, Product Security Engineering across Business to Consumer, Business to Business, and Business to Vendor security controls.
• Demonstrated builder in one or more object oriented languages (e.g. Go, Java) designing technical Security Engineering controls and processes to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in designing scalable, AI enabled and ergonomic Security Review threat modeling.
• Hands‑on experience securing large scale consumer application ecosystems that handle millions of transactions per day.
• Demonstrated builder in one or more object oriented languages (e.g. Go, Java) designing technical Security Engineering controls and processes to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Exceptional problem solving of complex, systemic issues that require audacious thinking, rigor and creativity.
• Exceptional analytical and investigative abilities with hands‑on experience leading root cause analysis for security incidents and driving long term roadmaps to remediate.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - you will confidently shape and lead the Security Product Engineering within your assigned AI Security domain across core engineering and product teams to security preserving control outcomes.

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).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$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 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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