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About the Role

DoorDash is establishing an AI Research organization and seeking founding researchers to shape its direction, research agenda, hiring, culture, and infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to conduct ambitious, publishable research using DoorDash's unique, large-scale marketplace data, compute resources, and operational reach to deploy AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Set the research agenda for DoorDash AI Research areas in collaboration with leadership.
• Lead high-impact research projects from conception to publication and potential deployment.
• Contribute to team building by interviewing, recruiting, and mentoring researchers and engineers.
• Shape the organization's culture and operating model, including publication strategies and collaboration with product teams.
• Partner with ML platform, product, and operations teams to identify research opportunities and drive impact.

Requirements

• Strong research track record with first-author publications at top ML venues or equivalent demonstrated output.
• Experience leading ambitious research projects end-to-end.
• Ability to identify impactful problems and assess research approaches.
• Comfort working with real systems and data.
• Enthusiasm for founding-team aspects: hiring, agenda-setting, culture-building, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Desire to ship frontier systems to production and see work leveraged by millions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of mentoring or developing other researchers.

Skills

• Agentic systems for logistics and local commerce
• Memory and personalization
• Foundation models for marketplace dynamics
• Evaluation and measurement
• Multimodal understanding
• Robotics and embodied AI for last-mile delivery

Location

• United States

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Principal-level researcher

Education Level

• PhD in a relevant field is typical but not required; demonstrated research output and judgment are prioritized.

Salary/Compensations

• $203,500—$299,300 USD

Benefits

• Opportunities for equity grants
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program

About the Company

• DoorDash's mission is to empower local economies, driving a culture of rapid iteration and impactful decision-making with empathy for users including Dashers, merchants, and consumers.
• DoorDash is a technology and logistics company evolving from food delivery to providing access to any and all goods.
• The company is rapidly growing and constantly changing, offering team members opportunities to share perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers.
• DoorDash is committed to supporting employee well-being through comprehensive benefits and perks.

Equal Opportunity

• DoorDash is committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community.
• Hiring and cultivating diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Belief that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
• Statement of Non-Discrimination: No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status.
• Striving to prevent subtler forms of inappropriate behavior like stereotyping.
• Valuing a diverse workforce and encouraging applications from individuals 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 and parents, and veterans.
• Consideration for employment of qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable regulations (San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other state/local regulations).
• Providing accommodations upon request for individuals needing assistance.