Senior Staff Software Engineer - Launchpad
DoorDash · San Francisco, CA | Sunnyvale, CA | New York City, NY · 341 Executive Engineering
About this role
DoorDash is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in San Francisco, CA | Sunnyvale, CA | New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with Distributed Systems, API Development, Backend Development. Compensation is listed at $231,200–$340,000 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA | Sunnyvale, CA | New York City, NY
- Department
- 341 Executive Engineering
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Job description
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About the Team
The Launchpad team is a collection of entrepreneurial engineers that partners directly with both our VP Product & Design and our Cofounder to identify strategic new business opportunities and build innovative solutions for them.
About the Role
DoorDash is looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial backend engineer to lead a confidential project. Over the past twelve months, the Launchpad team has found strong momentum with a suite of emerging hardware-integrated products. This is a hands-on technical role that involves designing backend systems and APIs that must operate 24/7 regardless of network conditions, shipping new features at a breakneck pace, and collaborating cross-functionally across Product, Design, and Hardware teams.
You will report into the Head of Launchpad Engineering.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Design technical backend solutions that must support in-field hardware devices 24/7
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Business leaders, and key stakeholders to determine the team's roadmap and vision, and manage execution against that roadmap
- Navigate ambiguity in a fast-changing business environment
- Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking.
We're excited about you because you have…
- BS, M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or related field
- 10+ years of industry experience
- 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