Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads & Promos Delivery

DoorDash

Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Base: $268,600—$395,000 usd; bonus/equity: opportu...
On-site
State-of-the-art machine learning techniques
Large-scale ml modeling
Applied engineering
The Ads & Promos Delivery team powers the last-mile delivery of ads and promotions, connecting merchant intent with consumer demand across search and discovery experiences

Job Summary

  • The Ads & Promos Delivery team powers the last-mile delivery of ads and promotions, connecting merchant intent with consumer demand across search and discovery experiences.
  • You will set the long-term technical vision, drive cross-team alignment, and translate cutting-edge research into production systems that operate under strict latency, scale, and reliability constraints.
  • DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees.

Matching Summary

The Ads & Promos Delivery team powers the last-mile delivery of ads and promotions, connecting merchant intent with consumer demand across search and discovery experiences.

Salary

Base: $268,600—$395,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: opportunities for equity grants; Benefits: comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • state-of-the-art machine learning techniques
  • large-scale ML modeling
  • applied engineering
  • production systems
  • real-time personalization
  • sequence modeling
  • deep learning

Nice-to-have

  • economic intuition
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • cutting-edge research translation
  • emerging research assessment
  • impactful ML systems ownership

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building, deploying, and scaling ML models
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or C++
  • Experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost)
  • Extensive experience across the full ML lifecycle

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