Software Engineer, Backend - Autonomous Delivery Platform
DoorDash USA · San Francisco, CA
About this role
**Software Engineer, Backend - Autonomous Delivery Platform** ## About the Team DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We’re hiring a Backend Software Engineer to work at the intersection of software engineering and robotics—solving key business problems with elegant technical solutions. ## About the Role We’re looking for Backend Engineers to work on both Product and Product Platform teams in DoorDash Labs. - **Product-focused Engineers** work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. - You’ll operate backend services and architecture that support product functionality. - You’ll be challenged to consider the big picture—collaborating cross-functionally and evaluating trade-offs to maximize business impact. ## You’re excited about this opportunity because you will... - Design and implement backend services for **IoT** that integrate with core DoorDash data, focused on reliability and future extensibility - Create **well-documented APIs** for other departments to integrate with - Improve **performance, reliability, scalability, and security** for backend systems - Introduce tools and best practices to accelerate the development process - Design and implement backend services for an **autonomous delivery system** that integrate with core DoorDash data ## We’re excited about you because you have... - B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science (or equivalent) - 6+ years of industry experience as a software engineer - Experience with **backend for frontend architecture** - Ability to improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of multiple 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** - Experience with **Java or Kotlin** ## Nice to Have Experience with these technologies is not required but helpful: - Familiarity with **Kotlin** - **gRPC, Kafka, Redis, Postgres, or Cassandra** - **AWS, Kubernetes, Docker** - Familiarity with **geospatial data and mapping technologies (GIS)** ## About DoorDash DoorDash’s mission empowers local economies. We’re a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery and is evolving to help people with any and all goods. We’re committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being with comprehensive benefits and perks. ## Diversity & Inclusion DoorDash is committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community. People from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are encouraged to apply. ## Compensation - **National base pay range (US, including Illinois and Colorado): $193,800 – $285,000 USD** - Base salary is localized by work location; equity grants may be included. *Note: This role is expected to be filled by **23/11/2026**.*
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