Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security

DoorDash, Inc

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $193,800–$285,000 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago

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Above market

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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.

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TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security

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As a Staff Security Engineer at DoorDash, you will join an inclusive and collaborative global team dedicated to securing the company’s 24x7, no-downtime infrastructure that powers its multi-sided marketplace. Your primary responsibilities include threat modeling, hardening security services, defining standards for automated controls, and partnering with cross-functional teams to embed secure design practices into product development. You will lead technical direction, manage on-call rotations, and drive the lifecycle of vulnerabilities from identification to remediation. The role requires extensive experience in AWS identity management and infrastructure hardening, proficiency in Python or Golang, and expertise in IaC tools like Terraform. Ideal candidates have a deep understanding of distributed systems security and hands-on AI experimentation applied to cloud security challenges. This position demands strong analytical skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers while maintaining high operational excellence standards.

Skills

AWS Terraform Python Golang CI/CD IaC Docker Kubernetes Prometheus PostgreSQL OWASP Top 10 LLMs AI CI/CD pipelines

What you'll do

Lead threat modeling, hardening, and operationalization of security services at DoorDash scale.
Define and implement automated security controls with developer ergonomics in mind.
Partner cross-functionally to embed secure design practices into product development processes.
Manage the lifecycle of product and cloud security vulnerabilities from identification to remediation.
Mentor earlier career engineers, setting high standards for Operational Excellence and Security Engineering.
Drive technical direction and roadmap execution for assigned areas of ownership.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience as a security engineer in product or infrastructure security.
Deep hands-on expertise with AWS identity, IAM, SSO, and infrastructure hardening.
Proficiency in writing production-quality automation and tooling daily.
Strong skills in Python or Golang and IaC tools like Terraform.
Experience driving foundational improvements to company infrastructure security posture.
Expertise in OWASP Top 10, distributed systems security, and code analysis from a security perspective.

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