Engineering Manager, DoorDash
Consumer Pricing
$201.9-302.9k
Local food delivery platform
Job no longer available
Local food delivery platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$201.9-302.9k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower local economies by connecting food lovers with great local restaurants
Role
Who you are
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Minimum of 2 years of management experience
- Strong hands-on experience with working with non-technical stakeholders, cross-team collaboration, and building scalable products in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to handle ambiguity and work with product and business partners to collect non-technical requirements to design and build scalable experience solutions
- Ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment
What the job involves
- As the manager for the Consumer Pricing team, you'll spearhead both the technical direction and the execution of the team
- Your leadership will be instrumental in advancing our pricing platforms and product initiatives, positioning them at the forefront of the industry. You will guide your team in crafting engineering systems characterized by their reliability, high availability, and scalability
- Your responsibilities extend beyond mere technical oversight; you'll engage in cross-functional collaboration, evaluating and making strategic trade-offs to optimize the business impact and drive significant advancements for the company
- Lead a talented team of engineers to build new industry leading technologies
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define the roadmap and vision for the team and deliver immense impact
- Build an outstanding team by coaching engineers, empowering engineers through delegation and applying your technical expertise to hold your team to the highest engineering standards
- Scale the team by recruiting, retaining and developing highly talented engineers across different disciplines
- Inspire the team with your technical vision and create the alignment necessary to execute on it
- Provide technical guidance and roll up your sleeves with hands-on contributions when necessary
- Scale the team by developing internal talents and attracting top talents
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
DoorDash was an early entrant into the last-mile restaurant delivery business, which is now crowded with the likes of Uber Eats, Postmates and GrubHub. They offer restaurants an end-to-end delivery platform, generating new business and access to a network of delivery drivers.
To differentiate itself in the market, DoorDash focused on areas with fewer competitors and found success in this untapped market. Other factors, such as the company's targeting of restaurants which many not typically offer a delivery service, also contribute to its profitability. The company made its stock market debut in 2020 with one of the biggest IPOs of the year.
However, in light of increasing discontent around DoorDash's commission structure from restaurants, competition remains fierce. The business recently responded by publishing a transparent fee structure, but the number of options open to restaurants means DoorDash must fight to keep its customers loyal. Despite this, by focusing on consumer retention, logistics and technology, the company is likely able to maintain its existing growth and revenue.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Jun 2020
$400m
SERIES H
Nov 2019
$100m
SERIES G
Total funding: $2.5bn
Company benefits
- Company stock options
- Work from home stipend
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- We are doers
- We are learners
- We are leaders
- We are one team
Company HQ
Mid-Market, San Francisco, CA
Founders
Tony Xu
(CEO)Tony studied at UCB and worked as a Matrix Partners Associate while studying for an MBA at Stanford. He combined this experience to co-found DoorDash in January 2013, and has served as CEO since June 2013.
Stanley Tang
(CPO)Previously studied Computer Science at Stanford, before working at Facebook as a Software Engineer.
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