Engineering Manager, Platform Innovation

DoorDash USA • San Francisco, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

About the Team The Platform Innovation team is a collection of entrepreneurial engineers that partners directly with both our VP Product & Design and our Co-founder to identify strategic new business opportunities and build innovative solutions for them. About the Role DoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a confidential project. Over the past twelve months, the Platform Innovation team, within the Launch Pad organization, has found strong momentum with an emerging product. This year, we’ve assembled a strong cross-functional, entrepreneurial team (lead Designer, lead Product Manager, and General Manager) to take the product to the next level – all that’s left is to hire an engineering leader. We're looking for a leader locally based in Toronto who can commute to the office upon hire.

Requirements

• BS, M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of experience in people management leading full-stack teams (backend, web, & mobile) of 8+ engineers
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast-paced, product-focused development environment
• Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization
• Familiarity with Android app development best practices
• Hands-on leadership and strong product intuition
• Humility - willing to get into the details and open to feedback
• Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
• Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of exceptional backend and client-side engineers delivering end-to-end engineering solutions
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business leaders, and key stakeholders to determine the team's roadmap and vision, and manage execution against that roadmap
• Navigate ambiguity in a fast-changing business environment
• Provide architectural guidance and professional development for a team of 9+
• Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking
• Oversee the hiring process for your team, in partnership with recruiting, to grow a diverse and inclusive team

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees