Engineering Manager, Gateway Platforms

About the Team

DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager with a strong platform mindset to lead the Gateway Platforms team. Our mission is to create a next-generation, highly scalable, and reliable API enablement and business platform that fuels the growth and velocity of DoorDash’s engineering organization. Our gateway platform serves as a vital hub between application and backend services, empowering product developers to seamlessly implement business logic at the edge with minimal effort and code, freeing them from the need to own or deploy their services. You will be an influential part of our journey building a next-generation cutting-edge platform to accelerate DoorDash’s growth.

About the Role

As the Engineering Manager for the Gateway Platforms team, you will lead a group of skilled backend engineers in developing impactful features for our scalable platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to execute a strategic roadmap that implements essential features requested by customers, enhances developer productivity, and improves service availability and quality. Your leadership will ensure the exceptional quality of service our platform delivers to engineers across the organization while also shaping the team's technical vision for the future.

The team is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of the gateway platform that various teams build upon. This role combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a passion for developing highly scalable, reliable, and customer-centric solutions in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by empowering our engineers to succeed through innovative and customized tools that enhance their productivity and efficiency.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Lead impactful initiatives that determine the direction and success of our Gateway Platforms
• Collaborate with various cross-functional partners, including those from infrastructure, engineering, product, and other teams, to prioritize and implement features that allow engineers to concentrate solely on business logic while managing reliable platforms for them
• Provide architectural guidance and professional development for a team of 10+
• Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking
• Scale the team by recruiting, retaining and developing highly talented engineers across different disciplines

We're excited about you because you have…

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or related field
• 4+ years of experience in people management, leading backend and platform teams
• 8+ years of industry experience
• You bring a strong product sense and can be a thought partner with cross-functional peers
• Experience selecting and adopting web technologies to improve testing and performance
• A customer-centric mindset and will apply that to building out platform services
• Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
• Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve