Staff Software Engineer, Data Mobility Frameworks

DoorDash USA • Sunnyvale, CA

116d • $130,600 - $192,000

About The Position

As a Staff Engineer in the Data Mobility Frameworks team, you will provide technical leadership to enable the vision of a cost effective, AI infused, self-serve analytics platform leveraging open source products strategically. Your focus extends to fostering an engineering culture of excellence, acting as a force multiplier to deliver reliable solutions at scale. You must be located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, or Seattle for this hybrid position. You will report into the Engineering Manager on our Data Mobility Frameworks team.

Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• 2+ years of experience at the staff level, providing technical leadership to the team.
• Prior experience in Systems Engineering - you've built meaningful big data processing systems at scale.
• Experience with big data compute engines such as Apache Spark and Apache Flink.
• Familiarity with Datalakes and table formats such as Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg.
• Familiarity with a cloud based environment such as AWS.
• Professional experience with at least one of the programming languages such as Java, Scala, Python or Go.
• Good knowledge of SQL.
• You are located or willing to relocate to the Bay Area or Seattle.

Responsibilities

• Drive vision & strategy for building the frameworks charter and position it to handle the challenges of a rapidly growing global business.
• Leverage AI to continuously improve team productivity. Make the products we build work well with AI tools.
• Provide technical leadership to the team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders building solutions on top of the platform, evangelizing and partnering with other teams effectively.
• Foster a positive and supportive work culture, upleveling others.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off and paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree