Software Engineer, Backend

About the Team

Door Dash is building the world's most reliable on‑demand logistics engine for delivery. We are continuing to grow rapidly and expanding our Engineering offices globally. We are looking for Staff Backend Engineers to build and maintain a large‑scale 24x7 global infrastructure system that powers Door Dash's 3‑sided marketplace of Consumers, Merchants, and Dashers.

This role is hybrid with some in‑office time expected and will report to an Engineering Manager. We’re looking for Staff Backend Engineers to work on both Product and Product Platform based teams. Product‑focused Engineers work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. You’ll operate our backend services and architecture that support all product functionality and will be challenged to consider the big picture – collaborating cross‑functionally, evaluating and executing on trade‑offs to maximize business impact for the company.

We expect Staff Engineers to be able to run cross‑functional projects end to end, mentor junior to mid‑level peers, and influence our technical roadmaps.

• 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 our backend systems
• Participate in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice‑based architecture
• Disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding‑edge technical problems

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Proficiency in using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) across the software development lifecycle, including design, generation, testing, monitoring, and release
• Prior experience with backend tech stacks
• 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 (HTTP, REST)
• Experience with SQL and No
  
  SQL databases and other technologies (e.g., Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, Rabbit
  
  MQ)

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 and may be modified in the future.

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

U.S. pay‑level ranges:

• I4: $130,600–$192,000 USD
• I5: $159,800–$235,000 USD
• I6: $193,800–$285,000 USD

Door Dash offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, including a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off, paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws, medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program.

Paid time‑off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g., ~6.7 hours/month at 40 hours/week; ~3.4 hours/month at 20 hours/week) and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g., ~5.8 hours/month at 40 hours/week; ~2.9 hours/month at 20 hours/week).

We are committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. We also strive to prevent subtler forms of inappropriate behavior such as stereotyping.

We welcome applicants who identify as women, non‑binary or gender non‑conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently‑abled, caretakers, parents, and veterans. If you need accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.