About the Team

The mission of the Ads Economics team is to ensure we maintain a healthy ads marketplace across all our verticals for both search (query context) and discovery experiences while fulfilling the requirements of all players in this marketplace.

Ads Economics is a critical part of the Ads Delivery funnel with a broad charter responsible for Budget Pacing, Bidding, Ads Experimentation, Forecasting, Pricing and Ads Experimentation.

The opportunity is massive as DoorDash expands into new verticals like Grocery and Retail while building unique innovative ad products to leverage the closed loop marketplace.

About the Role

Lead and grow a team of exceptional machine learning researchers and engineers while maintaining our commitment to diversity and inclusion
Support and nurture a culture of analytical rigor and systems understanding
Understand and support the needs of all players in the ads marketplace – consumers, advertisers and doordash
Work closely with product managers on roadmap development, set the technical direction and vision for the team
Nurturing team members and helping them develop their career path and achieve their career goals

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Lead and grow a team of exceptional machine learning engineers delivering end-to-end ML solutions to support the growth of the business
Work with product and various partner engineering teams to define the roadmap and vision for the team to drive end-to-end business impact
Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, first-principles thinking and teamwork
Build 0-1 solutions in a fast growing ads marketplace

We’re excited about you because you have…

M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
5+ years of industry experience building production machine learning systems at scale including familiarity with fundamentals of probability theory, statistics, and machine learning
1+ years of leadership experience leading 6+ member teams
Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with XFN teams across product, data science and business
Experience with Ads domain is not mandatory but a big plus
Ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment

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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.

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 California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

$171,600—$252,400 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.

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Engineering Manager

Ads Economics

DoorDash

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