About the Role
The DoorDash People Applications team is seeking an Engineering Manager to build and scale applications across talent acquisition, compensation, and employee experience. This role will shape the future of our People platform by accelerating AI adoption and evolving 1P products to drive efficiency, innovation, and employee experience. You will collaborate to define technical direction and product strategy, ensuring solutions align with the people team’s goals and deliver reliable, high-impact experiences for employees across all brands.
Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of full stack engineers across multiple DoorDash locations.
- Partner with the team to define the architectural roadmap.
- Oversee development of core People Application product experiences, including data pipelines, automation, and integration with AI tools/LLMs.
- Work closely with product managers, UI/UX designers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into user-first solutions.
- Establish best practices in development processes, testing, release management, and monitoring.
- Leverage AI and automation to improve developer velocity and business outcomes.
Requirements
- BS, or MS in Computer Science or related field.
- 2+ years of experience in people management leading full-stack teams of 5+ engineers.
- 7+ years of industry experience in software development, ideally in HR-related applications.
- Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast-paced, product-focused development environment.
- Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization including leveraging AI to improve velocity.
- Experience with Generative AI development and fine-tuning such as setting up prompt flows, agents, guardrails, and knowledge base optimization.
- Hands-on leadership, strong business acumen, and strong product intuition.
- Deep technical background with NodeJs/TypeScript, React, Python, containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Willingness to learn, get into the details, and be open to feedback.
- Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with remote team members across time zones.
Skills
- NodeJs/TypeScript
- React
- Python
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Generative AI development
- Prompt flows
- Agents
- Guardrails
- Knowledge base optimization
Location
- US
- Hungary
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2+ years of people management
- 7+ years of industry experience
Education Level
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $163,200—$240,000 USD
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits match
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Disability insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Family-forming assistance
- Mental health program
- Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles
- 80 hours of paid sick time per year for salaried roles
About the Company
- DoorDash's mission is to empower local economies.
- DoorDash is a technology and logistics company.
- DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly.
- DoorDash is committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks.
Equal Opportunity
- DoorDash is committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities.
- We hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- 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.
- We value a diverse workforce – people 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 are strongly encouraged to apply.
- We will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable regulation.
- If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
