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Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. By implementing pipelines, data structures, and data warehouse architectures; this team serves as the foundation for decision-making at DoorDash.
About The Role
DoorDash is looking for a Software Engineer II to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing business needs. You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Work with business partners and stakeholders to understand data requirements
- Work with engineering, product teams and 3rd parties to collect required data
- Design, develop and implement large scale, high volume, high performance data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse
- Develop and implement data quality checks, conduct QA and implement monitoring routines
- Improve the reliability and scalability of our ETL processes
- Manage a portfolio of data products that deliver high-quality, trustworthy data
- Help onboard and support other engineers as they join the team
We're excited about you because…
- 3+ years of professional experience working in data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar role
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Java
- 3+ years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Flink, Oozie and Azkaban using AWS/GCP
- Expert in Database fundamentals, SQL and distributed computing
- 3+ years of experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Druid, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kafka/Flink
- Experience working with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms
- Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non-technical teams
- Knowledge of reporting tools such as Tableau, Superset and Looker
- Comfortable working in fast paced environment, self starter and self organizing
- Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information
- You must be located near one of our engineering hubs indicated above
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 Team
Data is at the foundation of DoorDash success. The Data Engineering team builds database solutions for various use cases including reporting, product analytics, marketing optimization and financial reporting. By implementing pipelines, data structures, and data warehouse architectures; this team serves as the foundation for decision-making at DoorDash.
About The Role
DoorDash is looking for a Software Engineer II to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing business needs. You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Work with business partners and stakeholders to understand data requirements
- Work with engineering, product teams and 3rd parties to collect required data
- Design, develop and implement large scale, high volume, high performance data models and pipelines for Data Lake and Data Warehouse
- Develop and implement data quality checks, conduct QA and implement monitoring routines
- Improve the reliability and scalability of our ETL processes
- Manage a portfolio of data products that deliver high-quality, trustworthy data
- Help onboard and support other engineers as they join the team
We're excited about you because…
- 3+ years of professional experience working in data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar role
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/Java
- 3+ years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Flink, Oozie and Azkaban using AWS/GCP
- Expert in Database fundamentals, SQL and distributed computing
- 3+ years of experience with the Distributed data/similar ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Druid, Presto) and streaming technologies such as Kafka/Flink
- Experience working with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms
- Excellent communication skills and experience working with technical and non-technical teams
- Knowledge of reporting tools such as Tableau, Superset and Looker
- Comfortable working in fast paced environment, self starter and self organizing
- Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information
- You must be located near one of our engineering hubs indicated above
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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Tailor your portfolio to logistics data
DoorDash Data Engineer roles consistently involve real-time pipeline work, geospatial data, and marketplace analytics. Showcasing projects in streaming systems like Kafka or Flink signals direct relevance before your resume reaches a recruiter.
Target roles specifying Spark or Airflow
DoorDash job postings for Data Engineers often list Spark, Airflow, and Flink as core requirements. Filtering for these tools in your search narrows you to teams actively building the infrastructure stack where your skills map cleanly.
Clarify your visa type early in screening
DoorDash sponsors multiple visa categories for this role. Stating your current status and work authorization timeline upfront, before a technical screen, prevents late-stage delays and helps the recruiter loop in immigration counsel early.
Align your offer timeline with H-1B cap dates
If you need an H-1B, USCIS opens registration in March for an October 1 start. Targeting DoorDash interviews in late Q3 or Q4 gives you time to secure an offer and complete registration before the window closes.
Verify your LCA reflects your actual work location
DoorDash operates across multiple U.S. offices and remote arrangements. The DOL Labor Condition Application must list the specific worksite where you'll be based. A mismatch between your offer letter location and the LCA is a common filing error.
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Find Data Engineer at DoorDash JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does DoorDash sponsor H-1B visas for Data Engineers?
Yes, DoorDash sponsors H-1B visas for Data Engineer roles. The company has an established pattern of filing petitions for engineering and technical positions, and Data Engineers fall squarely within that scope. If you're currently on OPT or another nonimmigrant status, DoorDash's recruitment and HR teams are familiar with the H-1B process and typically coordinate with outside immigration counsel to manage filings.
Which visa types does DoorDash commonly sponsor for Data Engineers?
DoorDash sponsors a range of visa types for Data Engineer positions, including H-1B, H-1B1 for Chilean and Singaporean nationals, E-3 for Australian citizens, TN for Canadian and Mexican professionals, and F-1 OPT and CPT for students. For longer-term pathways, DoorDash also supports Green Card sponsorship through EB-2 and EB-3 PERM-based petitions for qualifying employees.
What qualifications does DoorDash expect for Data Engineer roles?
DoorDash Data Engineer roles typically require a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, combined with hands-on experience in distributed data systems. Proficiency in Python or Scala, experience with tools like Apache Spark, Airflow, or Flink, and familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP are consistently cited in job postings. Experience with real-time streaming pipelines is a strong differentiator.
How do I apply for Data Engineer jobs at DoorDash?
You can apply through DoorDash's careers site or find visa-sponsoring Data Engineer openings filtered by authorization type on Migrate Mate. Before applying, review the specific team's tech stack in the job description, since Data Engineering at DoorDash spans logistics, merchant, and consumer infrastructure with different tooling. Applying to the right team fit increases your chances of moving through the technical screen.
How do I time my job search at DoorDash if I need visa sponsorship?
If you need an H-1B and are currently on F-1 OPT, you have up to 60 days after OPT expiration as a grace period, but your employment must not lapse. Start your DoorDash job search at least three to four months before your OPT ends. If you're applying for an H-1B cap-subject petition, USCIS registration opens in March for an October 1 start date, so securing an offer by February gives you the clearest runway.
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