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Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning

DoorDash

Location

San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$167,800 - $246,800 per year

Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202697.5% approval+1% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning at DoorDash, you will focus on enhancing the catalog system and product knowledge graph for the grocery and retail delivery business. This hybrid role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement advanced machine learning models. You will be responsible for the entire ML lifecycle, from ideation to post-launch monitoring. The position requires a strong command of production-level machine learning and the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

  • M.S. or PhD in a technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics.
  • 5+ years of industry experience in machine learning with a solid understanding of algorithms and fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in using AI coding tools in the full software development lifecycle.
  • Experience building data and feature engineering pipelines at scale using Pyspark and Snowflake SQL.
  • Experience with building machine learning systems in production using frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, or scikit-learn.

Responsibilities

  • Develop advanced machine learning models to improve core parts of the team's scope.
  • Be responsible for the end-to-end ML lifecycle, including ideation, offline model training, and online deployment.
  • Create novel ML and AI solutions that advance both the business and the industry.
  • Scale systems and services to support business growth.
  • Tackle complex technical problems to disrupt logistics.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Doordash Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

92

FY2026

Approval rate

97.5%

FY2026

LCA certified

140

FY2026

Entry-level share

20.7%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+1%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-74%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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