Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)

DoorDash, Inc

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA · Ann Arbor, MI
Salary: $130,600–$192,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $161k

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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $153,937–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $161k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)

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As a Backend Engineer at DoorDash, you will join a rapidly growing engineering team dedicated to building and maintaining the company’s large-scale 24x7 global infrastructure system. Your role involves developing and releasing web applications, defining backend architecture, improving performance and security of systems, and transitioning from monolithic codebases to microservices. You’ll collaborate across functions to maximize business impact while tackling complex technical challenges in logistics. Ideal candidates have at least two years of industry experience with a strong background in service-oriented architecture, REST APIs, unit testing, and modern web stacks including SQL and NoSQL databases like Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, and RabbitMQ. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology within a dynamic product-focused environment.

Skills

Python Java SQL NoSQL Postgres Redis Elasticsearch RabbitMQ REST HTTP CI/CD Microservices Kubernetes Docker AWS GCP Azure Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Develop and release large-scale web applications for DoorDash's marketplace.
Define and enhance the backend architecture to support product functionality.
Improve performance, reliability, scalability, and security of backend systems.
Transition monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture.
Solve complex technical problems in logistics and infrastructure.

What we're looking for

2+ years of industry experience in backend technology stacks
Develop and maintain large-scale web applications and backend services
Experience with service-oriented architecture, REST APIs, unit testing
Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, Redis)
Analyze and improve system efficiency, scalability, and stability

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