About the Team

DoorDash is looking for an experienced full-stack Engineering Manager with a sharp product mindset to lead the Modes team in New York. This team is responsible for shaping the future of our key ordering experiences, including Gifting, Scheduling, Group Orders, and Pickup. You’ll manage projects that span both frontend and backend development, working closely with consumer product and platform teams. Your mission: build and scale innovative, multi-billion-dollar business opportunities on top of the industry’s leading food delivery platform.

About the Role

As the Engineering Manager for Modes, you’ll operate at the intersection of product vision and technical execution. You’ll lead your team in solving complex business challenges while enhancing the shopping journey across key interfaces—homepage, search, store, and item pages. In this role, you’ll shape the team’s technical direction, overseeing the design and implementation of highly reliable, scalable, and accessible systems. You’ll also collaborate cross-functionally, balancing technical trade-offs with business outcomes to drive impactful results for the company.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Lead a cross-functional, full-stack engineering team at the convergence of product, technology, and business
Define the team’s roadmap and strategy alongside stakeholders to deliver high-impact features that shape DoorDash’s future
Coach and empower engineers through mentorship and delegation, setting the standard for technical excellence
Inspire your team with a compelling technical vision and foster alignment to ensure successful execution
Recruit, grow, and retain top engineering talent across various disciplines to scale the team for future challenges

We’re excited about you because…

You hold a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
You bring 7+ years of industry experience, with at least 2 years of experience managing teams
You have experience leading teams across multiple disciplines, including backend, Android, iOS, and web development
You have a strong product sense and can partner effectively with cross-functional peers
You excel at collaborating with non-technical stakeholders and have experience building scalable solutions in fast-paced environments
You thrive in ambiguity, skillfully translating business needs into scalable, customer-centric engineering solutions
You’re a proven leader who can guide and grow a high-performing engineering team in an evolving business landscape

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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 for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays. Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (i.e. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within the United States.

$193,800—$285,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We’re committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

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If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Engineering Manager

Modes

DoorDash

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