Engineering Manager, Core Platform
Description For Engineering Manager, Core Platform
DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Core Platform team to help build the world's most reliable on-demand logistics engine for delivery. The Core Platform team owns critical platform services used across engineering.
As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead high-impact technical initiatives that shape platform evolution, inspire teams with technical vision, and maintain a positive work culture. You'll be responsible for recruiting and retaining talented engineers while keeping the team connected to engineering needs.
The role offers significant technical challenges and the opportunity to impact DoorDash's engineering culture. You'll work on building and maintaining 24x7, no-downtime, global infrastructure systems powering DoorDash's three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers.
DoorDash, founded in 2013, operates in over 4,000 cities across the US and Canada. The company provides on-demand delivery, data-driven insights, and improved store efficiency for merchants. They're backed by top investors including Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Andreesen Horowitz.
The company culture emphasizes leadership at all levels, continuous learning, and customer obsession. They offer comprehensive health benefits and competitive compensation. DoorDash is committed to diversity and inclusion, building teams from various backgrounds and perspectives.
This role requires 5+ years of engineering management experience, strong systems knowledge, and experience defining core platform team scope in fast-growing companies. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with product mindset and excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities For Engineering Manager, Core Platform
- Leading high-impact tech initiatives that shape core platform evolution
- Inspiring team with technical vision and customer obsession
- Recruiting and retaining talented software engineers
- Keeping the team connected to engineering needs
- Contributing hands-on when necessary
- Maintaining positive and supportive work culture
- Coaching, mentoring and providing career guidance
Requirements For Engineering Manager, Core Platform
- At least 5 years experience in an engineering management role
- Experience defining role and scope of core platform team in rapidly growing company
- Product mindset for building platform services
- Strong systems and software competency
- Curiosity and ability to dive deep into system architectures
- Leadership and coaching abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits For Engineering Manager, Core Platform
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Competitive compensation packages
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