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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,600–$192,000
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As a Senior Software Engineer on DoorDash’s GenAI Platform team, you will lead the design and architecture of production infrastructure for Generative AI, focusing on real-time GPU serving, high-throughput batch inference, and fine-tuning of open-weight models. Your daily tasks include setting technical direction across model serving and inference engines, training pipelines, GPU autoscaling, and observability, while also mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates have deep backend engineering experience in Python and distributed systems, with a track record of designing production services at scale. You should be hands-on with LLM inference and fine-tuning in production and possess strong technical leadership skills to mentor and guide teams effectively. The role involves working closely with ML engineers, product teams, and platform groups across DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo to integrate emerging GenAI capabilities into robust platforms, pushing the boundaries of cost and performance optimization in a fast-evolving technical landscape.