Engineering Manager, Merchant, AI/ML

DoorDash, Inc

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San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · Seattle, WA · New York, NY Posted 1 day ago $193,800–$285,000 / year
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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 238 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR

As an Engineering Manager at DoorDash’s Merchant AI/ML team, you will lead a cross-functional effort to design and deploy advanced AI solutions that enhance the merchant experience on the platform. Your day-to-day responsibilities include defining and executing a multi-year AI roadmap across various pillars such as onboarding, menu management, and real-time operations, while fostering innovation in multimodal learning and generative AI. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and data science teams to translate customer needs into scalable AI products. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of industry experience in machine learning engineering, including leadership roles managing applied scientists and ML engineers, with a proven track record of building large-scale AI systems that have reached millions of users. Strong skills in areas like computer vision, NLP, or generative models are essential, along with the ability to mentor and develop talent while driving measurable business impact.

Skills

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Kubernetes AWS CI/CD Docker PostgreSQL Snowflake Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana MLOps

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a team of AI/ML engineers developing production-grade solutions for merchants.
  • Define and execute the multi-year AI roadmap across key merchant pillars like onboarding and menu management.
  • Translate merchant pain points into scalable, AI-powered solutions in partnership with product teams.
  • Own the lifecycle of ML systems from ideation to continuous improvement at massive scale.
  • Drive innovation in multimodal AI, LLM-driven assistants, and generative content creation.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of industry experience in machine learning and AI engineering.
  • At least 2 years of leadership experience managing applied scientists and ML engineers.
  • Proven track record of building and deploying AI/ML systems at scale.
  • Broad knowledge in areas like computer vision, NLP, generative models, or large-scale agent systems.
  • Strong communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
  • Ability to define clear roadmaps and execution plans for team success.
  • Passionate about building teams, mentoring talent, and fostering an inclusive culture.

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