Engineering Manager, People Applications

DoorDash USA•Austin, WA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The DoorDash People Applications team is seeking an Engineering Manager with experience building and scaling applications across talent acquisition, compensation, and employee experience domains. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of our People platform as we accelerate the adoption of AI and evolve our 1P products to drive greater efficiency, innovation, and employee experience. This is a highly collaborative role where you will help shape both the technical direction and product strategy, ensuring our solutions align with DoorDash’s people team’s goals while delivering reliable, high-impact experiences for employees across all brands.

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 - willing to get into the details and open to feedback
Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate with remote team members across time zones

Responsibilities

Lead and Inspire: Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of full stack engineers across multiple DoorDash locations including in US and Hungary
Drive Technical Vision: Partner with the team to define architectural roadmap for the team.
Deliver Impactful Features: Oversee development of core People Application product experiences, including data pipelines, automation and integration with AI tools/LLMs.
Collaborate Across Functions: Work closely with product managers, UI/UX designer, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into impactful, user-first solutions.
Operational Excellence: Establish best practices in development processes, testing, release management, and monitoring.
Embrace AI: Passion for leveraging AI and automation to improve developer velocity and business outcomes

Benefits

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)
medical, dental, and vision benefits
11 paid holidays
disability and basic life insurance
family-forming assistance
a mental health program