Engineering Manager, Ads Promo Products
About The Position
The Ads & Promos organization is a key pillar of DoorDash’s business, enabling customers to discover quality, affordable options through tailored incentives. Within this space, the Promo Products team supports the systems that power promotional experiences across our consumer and merchant surfaces. We build the backend services and frontend interfaces that enable rich customization and optimization of campaigns - helping merchants reach the right audiences, and consumers discover great local stores and deals. Our mission is to create a seamless, effective, and delightful experience for launching promotions and driving engagement across DoorDash’s mobile and web apps. As the Engineering Manager, you will oversee a talented group of engineers from different skill sets, backend, mobile, web and full-stack, collaborating closely with designers, product managers, and sales partners. Your primary responsibility will be driving the successful execution of our product roadmap, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet both customer needs and business objectives. You will be a key player in fostering a collaborative and cross-functional work environment, promoting effective communication and synergy amongst team members. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills who can balance technical excellence with business priorities.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 7+ years of industry experience, including minimum of 2 years of management experience
- Experience managing product engineering teams with Backend, Frontend Engineers, and mobile engineers.
- Strong product sense and can be a thought partner with cross-functional peers
- Hands-on experience 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
Responsibilities
- Drive strategic impact across the organization, playing a key role in shaping the direction of our product development and influencing the company's overall success
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define the roadmap and vision for the team and deliver immense impact
- Lead an outstanding team by coaching engineers, empowering engineers through delegation, and applying your technical expertise to hold your team to the highest engineering standards
- Inspire the team with your technical vision and create the alignment necessary to execute on it
- Scale the team by recruiting, retaining, and developing highly talented engineers across different disciplines
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
