Engineering Manager, People Applications

Doordashusa
Washington D.C. +8 more
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mid-level managers with HR tech experience comfortable with AI integration and cross-functional collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level managers with HR application experience and a track record in leading full-stack teams
    — “2+ years of experience in people management leading full-stack teams of 5+ engineers
  • Candidates who have worked on AI integration and system scaling in fast-paced environments
    — “Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization including leveraging AI to improve velocity
  • Individuals with a technical background in NodeJs/TypeScript, React, and cloud orchestration tools
    — “Deep technical background with NodeJs/TypeScript, React, Python, containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

Things to consider

  • This role demands leadership across multiple global locations, including US and Hungary
    — “Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of full stack engineers across multiple DoorDash locations including in US and Hungary
  • Compensation is localized based on work location, which may impact overall package value
    — “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.

How to stand out

  • Highlight your AI integration experience with specific examples of prompt flows or LLM fine-tuning
    — “Experience with Generative AI development and fine-tuning such as setting up prompt flows, agents, guardrails, and knowledge base optimization.
  • Emphasize your hands-on leadership and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
    — “Hands-on leadership, strong business acumen and strong product intuition
  • Demonstrate your ability to establish development best practices and ensure operational excellence
    — “Establish best practices in development processes, testing, release management, and monitoring
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Manager

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • managing and mentoring high-performing teams
  • defining architectural roadmaps
  • delivering impactful product experiences
  • collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • establishing best practices in development processes
Typical background
BS or MS in Computer Science7+ years of software development experience2+ years of people management experience

Skills & requirements

Required

People ManagementFull-stack EngineeringDistributed SystemsAI IntegrationProduct StrategyTechnical LeadershipTeam Management

Preferred

Node.jsTypeScriptReactPythonDockerKubernetes

Stack & domain

Node.jsTypeScriptReactPythonDockerKubernetesGenerative AIAI DevelopmentAI Fine-tuningLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityResiliencyHr-related ApplicationsAIDistributed SystemsSystem ScalingPerformance Optimization

About the role

Original posting from Doordashusa via Greenhouse

About the Team

DoorDash’s ability to build the best products in the industry, enabling local commerce at global scale, depends on its ability to recruit, engage, grow, and retain the best talent in the industry. The People Applications team at DoorDash is responsible for building and scaling first-party (1P) products that support the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment through to offboarding. The team develops and operates People Applications used across all DoorDash brands, including Wolt and Deliveroo.

About the Role

The DoorDash People Applications team is seeking an Engineering Manager with experience building and scaling applications across talent acquisition, compensation, and employee experience domains.

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of our People platform as we accelerate the adoption of AI and evolve our 1P products to drive greater efficiency, innovation, and employee experience.

This is a highly collaborative role where you will help shape both the technical direction and product strategy, ensuring our solutions align with DoorDash’s people team’s goals while delivering reliable, high-impact experiences for employees across all brands.

This will be a hybrid role and you will report to the Senior Manager, Enterprise App Engineering.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Lead and Inspire: Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of full stack engineers across multiple DoorDash locations including in US and Hungary

Drive Technical Vision: Partner with the team to define architectural roadmap for the team.

Deliver Impactful Features: Oversee development of core People Application product experiences, including data pipelines, automation and integration with AI tools/LLMs.

Collaborate Across Functions: Work closely with product managers, UI/UX designer, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into impactful, user-first solutions.

Operational Excellence: Establish best practices in development processes, testing, release management, and monitoring.

Embrace AI: Passion for leveraging AI and automation to improve developer velocity and business outcomes

We're excited about you because you have… 

BS, or MS in Computer Science or related field

2+ years of experience in people management leading full-stack teams of 5+ engineers

7+ years of industry experience in software development, ideally in HR-related applications

Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast-paced, product-focused development environment

Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization including leveraging AI to improve velocity 

Experience with Generative AI development and fine-tuning such as setting up prompt flows, agents, guardrails, and knowledge base optimization.

Hands-on leadership, strong business acumen and strong product intuition

Deep technical background with NodeJs/TypeScript, React, Python, containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes 

Willingness to learn - willing to get into the details and open to feedback

Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate with remote team members across time zones

Notice Regarding Use of AI and Automated Tools: To streamline our hiring process, DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Gem.

How it works: Gem assists our recruiting team by evaluating job related qualifications and characteristics in connection with hiring. The tool is designed and used to support - rather than replace - human decision-making; trained personnel make final decisions with meaningful human review and oversight, and DoorDash does not use Gem or other AI-enabled tool  in a manner that has the effect of subjecting applicants or employees to discrimination based on any protected characteristic or proxy or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

Data Retention, Privacy & Bias Audit: Data collected during this process is retained in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy and applicable state laws. In compliance with New York City Local Law 144, the independent bias audit summary for Gem is publicly available for review at our Careers Page. 

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 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 in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.

For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.$163,200—$240,000 USDAbout 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 by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order 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.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only

We used Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provided Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023.  We resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024, and ceased using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 30, 2026.

The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144.

Source: Doordashusa careers (Greenhouse)

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