Engineering Manager, New Verticals - Retail

Doordash • New York, NY

78d • Hybrid

About The Position

The New Verticals group is a collection of Product Managers, Engineers, and Operators defining and building on our vision of connecting customers to the best of their cities all across the world - whether that's a new neighborhood restaurant, a trusted nearby grocery store, or a local retailer. DoorDash is looking for product-oriented Engineering Managers to lead full stack teams within New Verticals. These teams are composed of iOS, Android, web, and backend engineers working with cross functional partners to build and scale new Retail categories like Apparel, Electronics, Beauty, Pets, and many others, on top of DoorDash's platform. As an Engineering Manager, you will partner closely with your Product and Business partners to define the roadmap and vision for your team, while helping your team members develop. This team is based in NYC, with gatherings in our New York office a few times per quarter for planning, feature launches, or social activities.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in people management leading a full-stack team (backend, web, & mobile)
• Experience scaling products and teams in fast-paced environments
• Hands-on leadership and strong product intuition
• Humility - willing to get into the details and open to feedback
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization
• Adaptable, resilient, and able to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team adjust and evolve

Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and grow a team of up to 7+ product/full-stack engineers in owning the expansion and experience for multiple Retail Categories
• Partner closely with recruiting and oversee the hiring process for your team, to grow a diverse and inclusive organization
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Design, and other stakeholders to determine the team's roadmap, vision, and strategy. Manage execution against that roadmap.
• Partner with the sales & operations teams to define and work on product improvements

Benefits

• DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.
• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees