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Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)

DoorDash

Location

Los Angeles, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/7/2026

Compensation

$130,600 - $192,000 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.3%·Filings 469·New hires 45·
Established Sponsor
·FY 2025

Job description

DoorDash is seeking Backend Engineers to join their rapidly growing team focused on building a reliable logistics engine for delivery. The role involves working on both product and product platform teams to solve business problems with technical solutions. Engineers will be responsible for maintaining a large-scale global infrastructure that supports DoorDash's marketplace. This hybrid position requires collaboration across teams and a focus on maximizing business impact.

Requirements

  • B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 2+ years of industry experience working with backend tech stacks.
  • Proficiency in using AI coding tools in the full software development lifecycle.
  • Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources.
  • Experience with service-oriented architecture, writing REST APIs, unit testing, and architectural design.
  • Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and technologies such as Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, and RabbitMQ.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, release, and run large-scale web applications.
  • Define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area.
  • Improve performance, reliability, scalability, and security for backend systems.
  • Transition the monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to evaluate and execute on trade-offs to maximize business impact.

Benefits

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