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# Staff Software Engineering, Backend (All Teams)

- **Company:** DOORDASH, INC.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $193,800.0 - $285,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unit Testing, Cursor, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Claude Code, AI Coding Agents, Backend, Information Technology, Restful APIs
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=11b99f94c1ace920

## About the Role

* B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
 * 8+ years of industry experience
 * 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
 * Ability 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)

## Description

We're looking for Staff Backend Engineers to join Product and Product Platform teams across DoorDash.

Engineers on Product teams work at the intersection of product and infrastructure, translating complex business problems into scalable technical solutions. Engineers on Product Platform teams build the foundational systems, services, and capabilities that enable product teams to move quickly and reliably.

As a Staff Engineer, you will set technical direction, lead complex initiatives across teams, and shape the architecture and long-term roadmap of critical systems. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Product, Design, and other cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate trade-offs and deliver solutions that maximize customer and business impact.

You will also raise the technical bar across the organization by mentoring engineers, improving engineering practices, and helping teams navigate ambiguous, high-impact technical challenges.

This is a hybrid role with some in-office time expected. You will report to an Engineering Manager., * 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