This role pays more than
83%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,350–$215,026
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$239k
versus about
$180k
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.
Software Engineer, Storage joins the Storage team to build and operate high-performance, scalable, and reliable data abstraction layers for stateful systems. This role involves developing control-plane services, managing lifecycle operations, and creating self-serve APIs for databases and streaming systems like CockroachDB, Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis. The engineer will design high-throughput data abstractions, smart clients, and caching strategies using technologies such as Memcached to ensure reliable performance at scale. Candidates must possess expertise in GoLang or Java with a deep understanding of multi-threading, distributed systems, and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB. Additionally, the role requires experience with workflow orchestration engines including Temporal, Cadence, or Argo to model long-running stateful workflows. The work focuses on solving complex infrastructure challenges by transforming intricate storage systems into developer-friendly services that improve data consistency and reliability across various product surfaces.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.
Distributed Systems
Storage Systems
Rust
C++
Java
C#
Python
Bash
Perl
UNIX
Linux
Data Structures
Algorithms
Concurrency
Fault Tolerance
High-Performance IO
Software Testing