About the Team
DoorDash is seeking a talented Engineering Manager to lead our Fulfillment Optimization & Execution team. Our goal is to improve fulfillment quality and reduce fulfillment cost by optimizing 1) DoorDash’s fulfillment input and 2) how Dashers execute fulfillment plans. In addition to focusing on our core logistics system, the team seeks to collaborate across various engineering platforms at DoorDash, including systems that serve Consumers, Merchants, and Dashers.
About the Role
As the manager for the Fulfillment Optimization & Execution team, you will manage a team of backend, full-stack, and machine learning engineers. You will be responsible for driving the technical vision, strategy, and execution of the team charter.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Lead machine learning engineers who apply machine learning models and optimization algorithms to shape the consumer demand that elevates quality for our consumers while minimizing costs
- Lead mobile engineers (both IOS and Android) to customize the mobile experiences for Dashers to improve their satisfaction, consumer experience, and logistic efficiency
- Guide the platformization strategy for an engineering system that offers logistics solutions and insights for other parts of DoorDash’s system.
- Improve our logistic decision engines to improve the experience of Consumers, Dashers, and Merchants
- Scale the team by growing internal talent and attracting world-class talent
- Grow in your career with unique and challenging opportunities to expand your skill set
- Collaborate with partner teams to explore opportunities to reduce fulfillment costs and improve fulfillment quality
We’re excited about you because…
- BS, M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or related field
- You have 2+ years of engineering leadership experience as an EM managing machine learning, backend, web and mobile engineers
- You have 7+ years of industry experience
- You’re an owner - driven, focused, and quick to take ownership of your work
- You are impact driven - you sign up for and drive high-business impact
- A strong hands-on technical leader and strong product sense
- Humble - you’re willing to get into the details and you’re open to feedback
- You have experience navigating ambiguous business problems and tackling high-scale technical challenges.
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Compensation
The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.
In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays. Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (i.e. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).
Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others.
To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.
About DoorDash
At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
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