Senior Staff Software Engineer - Launchpad

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DoorDash

San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; New York, NY

Remote

Posted April 1, 2026

Job Description

About the Team

The Launchpad team is a collection of entrepreneurial engineers that partners directly with both our VP Product & Design and our Cofounder to identify strategic new business opportunities and build innovative solutions for them.

About the Role

DoorDash is looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial backend engineer to lead a confidential project. Over the past twelve months, the Launchpad team has found strong momentum with a suite of emerging hardware-integrated products. This is a hands-on technical role that involves designing backend systems and APIs that must operate 24/7 regardless of network conditions, shipping new features at a breakneck pace, and collaborating cross-functionally across Product, Design, and Hardware teams.

You will report into the Head of Launchpad Engineering.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

Design technical backend solutions that must support in-field hardware devices 24/7
Collaborate with Product Managers, Business leaders, and key stakeholders to determine the team's roadmap and vision, and manage execution against that roadmap
Navigate ambiguity in a fast-changing business environment
Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking.

We're excited about you because you have…

BS, M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or related field
10+ years of industry experience
Experience leading technically complex distributed systems projects and mentoring other engineers
Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast-paced, product-focused development environment
Extensive experience designing and scaling backend services for performance and reliability
Experience shipping consumer-facing products at scale

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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 complia

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