Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delivery Experience

DoorDash

San Francisco, CA, USA
Base: $193,800 - $285,000 usd; equity: opportuniti...
On-site
Lead technical strategy and execution
Design large-scale platforms
Build and productionize llm-powered chatbots
The Delivery Experience (DelEx) team powers real-time tracking, in-app messaging, and support systems, leveraging AI and LLMs to make support faster, easier, and more trustworthy

Job Summary

  • The Delivery Experience (DelEx) team powers real-time tracking, in-app messaging, and support systems, leveraging AI and LLMs to make support faster, easier, and more trustworthy.
  • As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will lead technical vision and architectural direction for large platform rebuilds, advance AI-powered support, and shape foundational systems like real-time order tracking.
  • DoorDash offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) plan with employer matching, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and flexible paid time off.

Matching Summary

The Delivery Experience (DelEx) team powers real-time tracking, in-app messaging, and support systems, leveraging AI and LLMs to make support faster, easier, and more trustworthy.

Salary

Base: $193,800 - $285,000 USD; Equity: opportunities for equity grants; Benefits: comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead technical strategy and execution
  • Design large-scale platforms
  • Build and productionize LLM-powered chatbots
  • Rebuild mission-critical systems
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems
  • Apply ML/LLM technologies in production

Nice-to-have

  • Humility and growth mindset
  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Bias for action
  • Elevate engineering culture
  • Influence senior cross-functional stakeholders

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years industry experience
  • Track record of shipping large-scale systems
  • Experience applying ML/LLM technologies
  • Must exercise discretion and independent judgment

Work Rights

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