Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

A technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, empowering local economies through delivery services.
$231,200 - $340,000
Data
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Logistics
This job posting may no longer be active. You may be interested in these related jobs instead:
Staff Data Engineer, Marketing Tech

Staff Data Engineer position focused on marketing technology, responsible for designing and implementing scalable platforms for customer engagement across various channels.

Staff Software Engineer - Big Data (Gen AI)

Lead Big Data and Gen AI initiatives at Extreme Networks as a Staff Software Engineer, developing innovative solutions using modern data architectures and ML technologies.

Founding Data Infrastructure Engineer (Query Engine)

Join Zaimler as a Founding Data Infrastructure Engineer to build scalable query engines and shape the future of enterprise AI data infrastructure.

Staff Data Engineer

Staff Data Engineer position at Airbnb, building and architecting data systems at scale, offering competitive compensation and remote work flexibility.

Senior Business Intelligence Engineer

Senior Business Intelligence Engineer position at HighLevel, focusing on data pipeline development, analytics, and insights delivery in a remote environment.

Description For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

DoorDash's Data Platform team is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead their data infrastructure initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of data engineering and platform development, focusing on building scalable solutions for data ingestion, computation, storage, and analytics. The position offers an opportunity to shape the technical direction of a rapidly growing organization while working with cutting-edge data technologies.

The ideal candidate will drive the technical roadmap for data infrastructure, mentor senior engineers, and make strategic decisions that impact the entire organization. You'll be responsible for building data products that serve engineers, data scientists, and analysts across DoorDash, while ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, and efficient.

Key focus areas include data ingestion (batch and real-time), data compute & transformation, data storage (warehouse, data lake, OLAP), querying infrastructure, data compliance, quality, and governance. You'll also work on Machine Learning Infrastructure, Experimentation Platform, and Knowledge Graphs.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a technical leader who excels at both strategic thinking and hands-on engineering. You'll report to the Senior Director of Engineering, Data Platform, and have the chance to influence the direction of data infrastructure at one of the fastest-growing technology companies.

The role offers competitive compensation ($231,200 - $340,000), comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work with a diverse, inclusive team that's reshaping local commerce. If you're passionate about solving complex data challenges at scale and want to make a significant impact, this role at DoorDash could be your next career move.

Last updated a month ago

Responsibilities For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

  • Build data intensive solutions used by DoorDash engineers, data scientists, analysts and business users
  • Drive and deliver ongoing product vision of data products
  • Drive engineering vision, strategy, and execution for multiple teams
  • Mentor and guide organization in setting architectural patterns
  • Handle build vs buy decisions
  • Work with vendors in data solutions space
  • Plan and implement long-term technical strategy
  • Improve data architecture and development process
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, external partners and peer data leaders

Requirements For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

Python
Go
Kafka
Kubernetes
  • Extensive experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems
  • Experience building data products and abstractions on top of infrastructure
  • Experience with large scale data systems
  • Knowledge of backend service and tool development in Golang, Kotlin and/or Python
  • Familiarity with AWS
  • Understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, Kops, Helm
  • Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, Trino, Airflow/Dagster, Superset, AWS S3, Snowflake

Benefits For Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform

401k
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
Mental Health Assistance
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness benefits
  • Disability and basic life insurance
  • Family-forming assistance
  • Commuter benefit match
  • Mental health program
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick leave

Interested in this job?