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ABOUT THE ROLE
DoorDash is building the world's most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery. We are continuing to grow rapidly and expanding our Engineering offices globally! We are looking for Staff Backend Engineers to build and maintain a large scale 24x7 global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash's 3-sided marketplace of Consumers, Merchants and Dashers. We’re looking for Staff Backend Engineers to work on both Product and Product Platform based teams. Product focused Engineers work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. You'll operate our backend services and architecture that support all product functionality and will be challenged to consider the big picture -- collaborating cross-functionally, as well as evaluating and executing on trade-offs to maximize business impact for the company. We expect Staff Engineers to be able to run cross-functional projects end to end, mentor their junior to mid level peers and influence our technical roadmaps. This role is hybrid with some in-office time expected and will report to an Engineering Manager.
YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU WILL…
- Develop, release and run large-scale web applications
- 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
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE…
- B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 8+ years of industry experience
- Prior experience working with backend tech stacks
- 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)
We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on August 21, 2023. Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here.
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 to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others. To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.
SEE BELOW FOR PAID TIME OFF DETAILS
- For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
- For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).
THE NATIONAL BASE PAY RANGES FOR THIS POSITION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ILLINOIS AND COLORADO.
I4 $130,600—$192,000 USD
I5 $159,800—$235,000 USD
I6 $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. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
IF YOU NEED ANY ACCOMMODATIONS, PLEASE INFORM YOUR RECRUITING CONTACT UPON INITIAL CONNECTION.

ABOUT THE ROLE
DoorDash is building the world's most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery. We are continuing to grow rapidly and expanding our Engineering offices globally! We are looking for Staff Backend Engineers to build and maintain a large scale 24x7 global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash's 3-sided marketplace of Consumers, Merchants and Dashers. We’re looking for Staff Backend Engineers to work on both Product and Product Platform based teams. Product focused Engineers work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. You'll operate our backend services and architecture that support all product functionality and will be challenged to consider the big picture -- collaborating cross-functionally, as well as evaluating and executing on trade-offs to maximize business impact for the company. We expect Staff Engineers to be able to run cross-functional projects end to end, mentor their junior to mid level peers and influence our technical roadmaps. This role is hybrid with some in-office time expected and will report to an Engineering Manager.
YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU WILL…
- Develop, release and run large-scale web applications
- 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
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE…
- B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 8+ years of industry experience
- Prior experience working with backend tech stacks
- 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)
We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on August 21, 2023. Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here.
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 to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others. To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.
SEE BELOW FOR PAID TIME OFF DETAILS
- For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
- For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).
THE NATIONAL BASE PAY RANGES FOR THIS POSITION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ILLINOIS AND COLORADO.
I4 $130,600—$192,000 USD
I5 $159,800—$235,000 USD
I6 $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. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
IF YOU NEED ANY ACCOMMODATIONS, PLEASE INFORM YOUR RECRUITING CONTACT UPON INITIAL CONNECTION.
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Align your stack with DoorDash's backend infrastructure
DoorDash's backend runs heavily on Kotlin, Python, and Go, with distributed systems and Kubernetes central to their engineering work. Tailoring your resume to reflect experience with high-throughput services and microservices architecture will signal a direct fit before you ever reach a recruiter.
Confirm visa eligibility before your final interview round
DoorDash sponsors several nonimmigrant visa types, but eligibility varies by your citizenship, degree field, and current status. An F-1 OPT holder and a TN-eligible Canadian face entirely different timelines, so clarify your situation with the recruiting team before offer negotiations begin.
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Filter verified Backend Software Engineer openings at DoorDash that are confirmed to sponsor your specific visa type using Migrate Mate, so you're not spending time applying to roles that won't support your immigration pathway.
Prepare your credential documentation before the offer stage
For H-1B or E-3 petitions, your employer's attorney will need official transcripts and, if your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator. Having these ready cuts weeks off the filing preparation timeline.
Understand how DoorDash handles H-1B cap timing
H-1B cap-subject petitions must be filed with USCIS in April for an October 1 start date. If you receive an offer outside that window, ask your recruiter whether a cap-exempt employer relationship or an OPT extension can bridge the gap until your H-1B takes effect.
Ask directly about PERM and Green Card sponsorship timelines
DoorDash sponsors EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa categories, but PERM labor certification is employer-initiated and typically begins after you've established tenure. Ask the recruiter at offer stage whether the role has a defined sponsorship policy so there are no surprises at the one-year mark.
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Does DoorDash sponsor H-1B visas for Backend Software Engineers?
Yes, DoorDash sponsors H-1B visas for Backend Software Engineers. The company works with immigration counsel to file cap-subject H-1B petitions during the annual April filing window, with employment starting October 1. If you're currently on F-1 OPT, your OPT period can bridge the gap until your H-1B status begins. Confirm your specific situation with the recruiter before accepting an offer.
How do I apply for Backend Software Engineer jobs at DoorDash?
Applications go through DoorDash's careers portal, where Backend Software Engineer roles are listed by team and location. The process typically includes a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview focused on systems design and coding, and a virtual onsite. You can also browse and apply to verified DoorDash backend openings filtered by your visa type on Migrate Mate, which surfaces only roles confirmed to support sponsorship.
Which visa types does DoorDash sponsor for Backend Software Engineers?
DoorDash sponsors a range of visa categories for Backend Software Engineers, including H-1B, H-1B1 for Chilean and Singaporean nationals, E-3 for Australian citizens, TN for Canadian and Mexican professionals, F-1 OPT and CPT, J-1, and both EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa categories. The right category for you depends on your citizenship, degree, and current immigration status.
What qualifications does DoorDash expect from Backend Software Engineer candidates?
DoorDash typically looks for a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, which also satisfies the specialty occupation requirement for H-1B and E-3 petitions. Beyond the degree, backend roles emphasize distributed systems experience, proficiency in languages like Python, Kotlin, or Go, and familiarity with large-scale service architectures. Roles on logistics or real-time data teams often expect experience with event-driven systems.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take after receiving a DoorDash offer?
Timeline depends heavily on your visa category. E-3 and TN visas can often be arranged within two to four weeks through consular processing or port of entry. H-1B sponsorship follows a fixed government calendar, with USCIS registration in March and employment starting October 1 at the earliest. PERM-based Green Card sponsorship typically begins after one to two years of employment and can take several additional years to complete.
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