DoorDash is seeking Staff Backend Engineers to enhance its global logistics engine for delivery. The role involves working on both product and product platform teams to solve business challenges through technical solutions. Staff Engineers will manage backend services and architecture, ensuring product functionality while mentoring junior team members. This hybrid position requires collaboration across teams and a focus on maximizing business impact.

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Proficiency in using AI coding tools in the full software development lifecycle.
• Prior experience working with backend tech stacks.
• Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various 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 other technologies.

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