Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security

DoorDash, Inc

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Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$159,800–$235,000 / yr
Posted
42 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $185k
This role $197k
$132k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $154,450–$216,262 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $197k versus about $185k 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 83 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,600–$243,500 across 82 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security

Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security joins the Proactive Security Engineering team to execute on Dasher Security Product Engineering within a forward deployed engineering Pod model. This role involves building "paved road" security product controls directly into Dasher products to ensure a resilient delivery network. Key responsibilities include leading the technical roadmap for hardening Dasher Security Products, partnering cross-functionally to build secure by design AI products, and executing automated remediation against sophisticated adversaries. The core focus areas involve application hardening, anti-app reversing, and payment security within a global ecosystem. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in AI Security, Account Security, and Product Security Engineering while demonstrating proficiency in object-oriented languages like Go or Java. This role addresses the critical challenge of securing large-scale consumer application ecosystems that process millions of transactions daily to protect the multi-sided marketplace.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $192000 from 124 postings across 47 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the technical direction and roadmap for hardening Dasher Security Products.
  • Build "paved road" security controls directly into Dasher products to ensure a resilient delivery network.
  • Develop features for application hardening, anti-app reversing, and payment security within the global Dasher ecosystem.
  • Execute AI-enabled vulnerability discovery and automated remediation to protect against sophisticated adversaries.
  • Design scalable, AI-enabled threat modeling processes for product security engineering.
  • Lead root cause analysis for security incidents and develop long-term roadmaps for remediation.
  • Mentor and coach junior engineers while enforcing high standards for software engineering and operational excellence.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience as a Security Product Engineer at an internet scale organization.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Security Engineering, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in AI, Account, and Product Security across B2C, B2B, and B2V segments.
  • Experience building security controls using object-oriented languages such as Go or Java.
  • Hands-on experience securing large-scale consumer application ecosystems with millions of daily transactions.
  • Expertise in designing scalable, AI-enabled threat modeling and automated remediation.
  • Strong analytical skills to lead root cause analysis for security incidents and develop long-term roadmaps.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to lead cross-functional engineering and product teams.

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