Engineering Manager, Online Ordering

About the Team

The Online Ordering team at Door Dash is responsible for building and scaling white-labeled 1P mobile apps for our restaurant merchants — from onboarding partners to delivering high-quality ordering features. The team develops and supports apps for both large enterprise merchants and SMBs, ensuring that Storefront apps are seamless, reliable, and engaging.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross-platform team of full-stack, Android, iOS, and backend engineers. You will set technical direction, drive execution of key initiatives, and develop a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

• Lead and Inspire
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  Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of mobile and full stack engineers, creating clear career paths and development opportunities.
• Drive Technical Vision
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  Partner with technical leads on iOS, Android, and backend to define and execute the team’s architectural roadmap.
• Deliver Impactful Features
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  Oversee development of core product experiences, including onboarding automation, user sessions, login mechanisms, push notifications, menu optimization, guest checkout, and reorder experiences.
• Collaborate Across Functions
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  Work with product managers, designers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into user-first solutions.
• Operational Excellence
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  Establish best practices in development processes, testing, release management, and monitoring.
• Strategic Ownership
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  Contribute to the broader Storefront strategy by ensuring mobile apps align with long-term business goals and merchant/customer needs.
• Hiring
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  Oversee the hiring process for your team in partnership with recruiting to grow a diverse and inclusive team.

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of experience in people management leading full-stack teams (backend, web, & mobile) of 8+ engineers
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast-paced, product-focused development environment
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization
• Hands-on leadership and strong product intuition
• Humility - willing to get into the details and open to feedback
• Growth mindset - eager to expand your skill set and carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
• Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you ll need to help the team evolve

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The successful candidate s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

Door Dash cares about you and your overall well-being. That  why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws. Door Dash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

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