Software Engineer, DoorDash

Product

$208-282k

SQL

Java

Elasticsearch

Redis

Postgres

Kotlin

RabbitMQ

Senior level

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Local food delivery platform

Job no longer available

Local food delivery platform

1001+ employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceFoodConsumer GoodsDeliveryeCommerce

Job no longer available

$208-282k

SQL

Java

Elasticsearch

Redis

Postgres

Kotlin

RabbitMQ

Senior level

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceFoodConsumer GoodsDeliveryeCommerce

Company mission

To empower local economies by connecting food lovers with great local restaurants

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
5+ years of industry experience
Prior experience working with backend tech stacks
Able to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
Experience with service oriented architecture, writing REST API’s, unit testing, and architectural design
Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST)
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)

Desirable

Experience building large scale, real-time applications
Experience with Java/Kotlin
Contributor to open source projects

What the job involves

Develop, release and run large-scale web applications
Develop and define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area
Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security for our backend systems
Be involved in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture
Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems

Our take

DoorDash was an early entrant into the last-mile restaurant delivery business, which is now crowded with the likes of Uber Eats, Postmates and GrubHub. They offer restaurants an end-to-end delivery platform, generating new business and access to a network of delivery drivers.

To differentiate itself in the market, DoorDash focused on areas with fewer competitors and found success in this untapped market. Other factors, such as the company's targeting of restaurants which many not typically offer a delivery service, also contribute to its profitability. The company made its stock market debut in 2020 with one of the biggest IPOs of the year.

However, in light of increasing discontent around DoorDash's commission structure from restaurants, competition remains fierce. The business recently responded by publishing a transparent fee structure, but the number of options open to restaurants means DoorDash must fight to keep its customers loyal. Despite this, by focusing on consumer retention, logistics and technology, the company is likely able to maintain its existing growth and revenue.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

13% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Jun 2020

$400m

SERIES H

Nov 2019

$100m

SERIES G

Total funding: $2.5bn

Company benefits

Company stock options
Work from home stipend
Unlimited paid time off policy
Work from home opportunities
Health insurance

Company HQ

Mid-Market, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Tony Xu

(CEO)

Tony studied at UCB and worked as a Matrix Partners Associate while studying for an MBA at Stanford. He combined this experience to co-found DoorDash in January 2013, and has served as CEO since June 2013.

Stanley Tang

(CPO)

Previously studied Computer Science at Stanford, before working at Facebook as a Software Engineer.

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