Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Web

DoorDash USA • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Our mission is to provide a world-class development experience that makes DoorDash's web engineers among the most productive in the industry. We achieve this by creating the libraries, tools, and frameworks that enable our product teams to ship features quickly and reliably. Because their success is our success, we are deeply invested in building a strong, collaborative web community that champions best practices and welcomes participation.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer on the Developer Experience team, you will build the foundational pieces for all DoorDash Web applications. These include runtime libraries, build systems, and development tools. You will work closely with engineers, technical product managers, and engineering managers across all parts of the engineering organization to deliver large and impactful initiatives. Additionally, you will be a culture carrier for our Web engineers through mentorship, education, and engagement of your peers.
You will report into the Engineering Manager of our Web Developer Experience team in our Developer Platform organization. You must be located in either San Francisco, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, or New York, NY.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
Shape the future of Web Development. You will have a direct and meaningful impact on the daily workflows of every web engineer at the company, enhancing their productivity and overall developer experience.
Build from the ground up. You will architect and implement foundational libraries, cutting-edge build systems, and innovative development tools that serve as the bedrock for all of our web applications.
Solve complex, high-impact challenges. You will tackle some of the most significant technical hurdles in web engineering, and the solutions you deliver will be leveraged by hundreds of engineers across numerous product teams.
Act as a force multiplier. Your work will directly empower product teams to build, test, and release new features to our customers faster and more reliably than ever before.
Lead and mentor. You will have the opportunity to guide and influence the web engineering community, sharing your expertise, promoting best practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
Collaborate across the organization. You will work in a highly cross-functional environment, partnering with a diverse group of engineers, product managers, and leaders to drive critical initiatives forward.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of Web development experience.
• You have experience with the details of the Node.js and TypeScript ecosystem.
• You have a product mindset and apply that to how you would build out platform services.
• You love people, systems, and software and are competent working with all three.
• You’re curious and like to dive deep into different system architectures.
• You are an organized and excellent written and verbal communicator.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of Web Development. You will have a direct and meaningful impact on the daily workflows of every web engineer at the company, enhancing their productivity and overall developer experience.
• Build from the ground up. You will architect and implement foundational libraries, cutting-edge build systems, and innovative development tools that serve as the bedrock for all of our web applications.
• Solve complex, high-impact challenges. You will tackle some of the most significant technical hurdles in web engineering, and the solutions you deliver will be leveraged by hundreds of engineers across numerous product teams.
• Act as a force multiplier. Your work will directly empower product teams to build, test, and release new features to our customers faster and more reliably than ever before.
• Lead and mentor. You will have the opportunity to guide and influence the web engineering community, sharing your expertise, promoting best practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Collaborate across the organization. You will work in a highly cross-functional environment, partnering with a diverse group of engineers, product managers, and leaders to drive critical initiatives forward.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed