Senior Software Engineer, Traffic

DoorDash

San Francisco, CA, US
$130,600 - $192,000 usd; $159,800 - $235,000 usd; ...
On-site
Service mesh platform
Envoy
Cloud-native technologies
As a member of the Traffic team, you will design, build, and operate the networking and service mesh platform that enables reliable, secure, and efficient service-to-service communication across DoorDash’s global infrastructure

Job Summary

  • As a member of the Traffic team, you will design, build, and operate the networking and service mesh platform that enables reliable, secure, and efficient service-to-service communication across DoorDash’s global infrastructure.
  • Work with a world-class team of engineers building the foundation of DoorDash’s internal and external traffic systems.
  • DoorDash offers a 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.

Matching Summary

As a member of the Traffic team, you will design, build, and operate the networking and service mesh platform that enables reliable, secure, and efficient service-to-service communication across DoorDash’s global infrastructure.

Salary

$130,600 - $192,000 USD; $159,800 - $235,000 USD; $193,800 - $285,000 USD

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • service mesh platform
  • Envoy
  • cloud-native technologies
  • distributed systems operation
  • Go or Python development
  • Kubernetes and Terraform

Nice-to-have

  • high-traffic production systems
  • CNCF or Envoy community contribution
  • passion for reliability
  • developer experience focus

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in infrastructure, networking, or platform engineering
  • Hands-on experience with service mesh or networking systems
  • Comfortable operating distributed systems
  • Strong development skills in Go, Python, or similar languages
  • Understand containerized environments and cloud infrastructure

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