Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, empowering local economies.
$196,100 - $288,400
Data
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
10+ years of experience
AI · Logistics

Description For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

DoorDash is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer for their Data Platform team. As a Senior Staff engineer, you will be responsible for the most critical long-term technical roadmap of the organization. You'll guide engineers and management on technical choices, mentor senior engineers, and maintain a high bar of technical competency.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Building data-intensive solutions used across the company
  • Driving the engineering vision, strategy, and execution for multiple teams
  • Mentoring and guiding a fast-growing organization
  • Making architectural decisions and handling build vs. buy choices
  • Collaborating with stakeholders, external partners, and peer data leaders

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Extensive experience in building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems for large-scale data applications
  • Experience in building data products and abstractions on infrastructure
  • Familiarity with a range of large-scale data systems and technologies

DoorDash offers a comprehensive benefits package including equity grants, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, parental leave, wellness benefits, and medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees.

Join DoorDash to shape the future of local economies and be part of a diverse, inclusive team committed to innovation and growth.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

  • Build data-intensive solutions used by engineers, data scientists, analysts, and business users across the company
  • Drive and deliver the ongoing product vision of data products
  • Set architectural patterns and make build vs. buy decisions
  • Mentor and guide a fast-growing organization
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, external partners, and peer data leaders
  • Plan for long-term strategy while identifying quick wins
  • Strive for continuous improvement of data architecture and development processes

Requirements For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

Go
Kotlin
Python
Kubernetes
Kafka
MySQL
  • Extensive experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems for large-scale data applications
  • Experience building data products and abstractions on top of infrastructure
  • Familiarity with a range of large-scale data systems and technologies
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • Ability to drive engineering vision, strategy, and execution across multiple teams

Benefits For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

401k
Dental Insurance
Equity
Medical Insurance
Mental Health Assistance
Parental Leave
Vision Insurance
  • Equity grants
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness benefits
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Family-forming assistance
  • Commuter benefit match
  • Mental health program

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