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# Software Engineer, Data Platform

- **Company:** DOORDASH, INC.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Cursor, Online Analytical Processing, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Claude Code, Apache Spark, AI Coding Agents, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Cassandra, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Vertica
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/5af07d7d-6f51-4dc9-bba5-da5e303ef964/software-engineer-data-platform

## About the Role

- Drive vision & strategy for building the frameworks charter and position it to handle the challenges of a rapidly growing business.
- Scale the analytical platform for the increasing amounts of data and use cases. 
- You will bring your expertise in building and operating high scale systems with a focus on reliability, scalability and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with stakeholders building solutions on top of the platform
- Foster a positive and supportive work culture, upleveling others.
, - B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 2+ years of industry experience in software engineering
- 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
- Experience working on big data domains (streaming, batch, data lake OLAP) and promoting realtime insights and data analytics at scale using technologies such as Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark,, Cassandra,, Clickhouse, Iceberg etc.
- Prior technical experience in Big Data infrastructure & governance - you've built meaningful pieces of data infrastructure. Bonus if those were open-sourced technologies like DataHub, Spark, Airflow, Kafka, Flink
- Experience improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of data platforms
- You are located or willing to relocate to the Bay Area, Seattle, or New York