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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** DOORDASH, INC. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Databases, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Dataspaces, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Apache Spark, Kotlin, Data Lakes, Apache Flink, Spark Streaming, Presto, Tools for Reporting, Video Streaming, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/21995acb-2f39-48af-83f1-ee33b492d056/staff-software-engineer-data-engineering ## About the Role - 8+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader leading multiple projects - 6+ years experience working in data platform and data engineering or a similar role - You have proficiency in using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) in the full software development lifecycle, including designing, generating code, testing, monitoring and releasing software - Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Kotlin/Scala - 4+ years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow - Expert in database fundamentals, SQL, data reliability practices and distributed computing - 4+ years of experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kaa/Flink/Spark Streaming - Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non-technical teams and knowledge of reporting tools - Comfortable working in fast paced environment, self starter and self organizing - Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information - You must be located near one of our engineering hubs indicated above ## Description Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. 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