Engineering Manager

DoorDash, Inc

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CASeattle, WANew York, NY
Salary
$193,800–$285,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $225k
This role $239k
$168k most similar roles pay here $298k

This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $181,300–$268,978 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $239k versus about $225k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About DoorDash, Inc

DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. It trades under the symbol DASH. With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States.

DoorDash, Inc currently has 187 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $144,800–$212,950 across 166 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager, DoorDash for Business leads a pod of eight to ten engineers within the DoorDash for Business team. This role involves managing a business-critical charter that encompasses high-complexity ordering for catering, recurring team meals, and group orders, alongside administrative functions like identity management, budget enforcement, and expense integrations with corporate finance systems. The manager is responsible for setting technical direction, defining roadmaps, hiring and mentoring engineers, and ensuring operational excellence through robust incident response and reliability investments. The position requires expertise in managing production systems at scale, navigating architectural complexity to consolidate global stacks, and collaborating with Product, Design, and Sales partners. The work addresses the specific challenges of corporate food management across multiple regions, requiring the manager to balance global platform capabilities with necessary regional variations for a diverse international user base.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $290250 from 64 postings across 19 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage a pod of 8-10 engineers by hiring, leveling up, and retaining talent.
  • Define the technical roadmap and set direction for business-critical product features.
  • Lead architectural decisions to consolidate global systems and manage production traffic migrations.
  • Oversee on-call health, incident response, and reliability investments for high-availability services.
  • Coordinate with international partner pods to balance global platform standards with regional requirements.
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and Sales teams to prioritize enterprise customer needs.
  • Translate complex business goals into actionable engineering tasks while managing project scope.

What we're looking for

  • Must be located in the Seattle, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, or New York Metro Area.
  • Must have 2+ years of experience managing engineers, including hiring and performance management.
  • Must have a proven track record as a senior individual contributor.
  • Must have experience shipping and operating production systems at scale.
  • Must have experience leading work across multiple teams or geographies.
  • Must be able to set technical direction and define roadmaps under ambiguity.
  • Must possess the ability to communicate clearly with non-engineering partners like Product, Design, and Sales.
  • Must demonstrate a commitment to craft and operational excellence, including testing and observability.

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