About the Team

DoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager with a strong platform mindset to lead the Order Platform - Pre-Checkout team. This team’s mission is to deliver reliable, feature-rich, and extensible platform services that power seamless customer experiences, enabling frictionless order completion.

About the Role

As the Engineering Manager for the Order Platform – Pre-Checkout team, you will lead a team of talented and driven backend engineers in building impactful features and scalable platforms. You will partner closely with engineering teams across the organization to deliver on a strategic roadmap that strengthens the platform’s foundation and elevates customer satisfaction. Through your leadership, you will ensure the creation of robust, reliable systems that enable best-in-class products and technological innovation.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will… Be the technologist and system thinker who connects the dots between technology to the business and unlocks business opportunities through tech innovation Lead high-impact tech initiatives that shape our order systems Work with a variety of cross-functional partners from product, design, analytics, engineering and S&O Provide architectural guidance and professional development for a team of 8+  Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking Scale the team by recruiting, retaining and developing highly talented engineers across different disciplines We're excited about you because you have…  B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science or related field 3+ years of experience in people management leading full stack product teams  8+ years of industry experience Strong product sense and can be a thought partner with cross-functional peers Deep platform expertise and dedication to engineering craftsmanship A customer-centric mindset and will apply that to building out platform services Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to 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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