Senior Software Engineer, DoorDash
Unified Metrics Platform
$170.6-255.8k
+ Equity opportunities
Local food delivery platform
Job no longer available
Local food delivery platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$170.6-255.8k
+ Equity opportunities
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 PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
- Exceptionally strong knowledge of CS fundamental concepts and OOP languages
- 5+ years of fullstack industry experience (backend)
- Located in the Bay Area or Seattle
- Deep understanding of REST principles and experience working with and implementing backend APIs
- Experience with Java/Kotlin/Python
- Experience with any of the “Big Data” technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, Snowflake, Mode, Segment, Spark etc.)
- Prior experience coming up with product proposals, and then evangelizing and implementing them successfully is a plus
- Prior experience building platforms that balance democratization with guardrails is a plus
- Prior experience building metrics platforms is a huge plus
- Nice to haves
- Experience running experiments or conducting data analysis
- Familiarity with a cloud based environment such as AWS
What the job involves
- We are hiring for senior software engineers who can play a pivotal role in this small but highly ambitious Unified Metrics Platform team for building the next-generation metrics platform at Doordash
- You will report into the Engineering Manager on the Unified Metrics Platform team in our Data Platform organization
- Work on building a highly tailored metrics platform for Doordash
- Interact with many different cross-functional stakeholders across multiple lines of business
- Exercise your product thinking skills with a startup-oriented mindset
- Build a platform that spans service-oriented architectures, data pipelines, messaging systems and intuitive user interfaces
- Evaluate and make build-vs-buy decisions for different parts of the platform
- Go breadth-first or depth-first into multiple use cases such as experimentation, dashboarding, reporting, anomaly detection and alerting etc
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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