Engineering Manager, Order Platform Checkout

<div class="content-intro"><p><img style="display: none; max-width: 100%;" src="https://click.appcast.io/greenhouse-te8/a31.png?ent=34&amp;e=22630&amp;t=1701374353806" width="1px"> <img style="display: none; max-width: 100%;" src="https://track.jobadx.com/v1/i.gif?utm_pixel=224e990b-8ff4-4287-8d5d-2ff09647f181&amp;utm_ptz=EST&amp;utm_rqt=track" alt="" width="1"></p></div><h2><strong>About the Team</strong></h2> <p>DoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager with a strong platform mindset to lead the Order Platform Checkout team. This team’s mission is to deliver reliable, feature-rich, and extensible platform services that power seamless customer experiences, enabling frictionless order completion. This is a chance to lead a high-impact platform team with real company leverage and help shape the long-term foundation for DoorDash ordering at global scale.</p> <h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>As the Engineering Manager for the Order Platform Checkout team, you will lead a team of talented and driven backend engineers in building impactful features and scalable platforms. You will partner closely with engineering teams across the organization to deliver on a strategic roadmap that strengthens the platform’s foundation and elevates customer satisfaction. Through your leadership, you will ensure the creation of robust, reliable systems that enable best-in-class products and technological innovation.</p> <h2><strong>You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Be the technologist and system thinker who connects the dots between technology to the business and unlocks business opportunities through tech innovation</li> <li>Lead high-impact tech initiatives that shape our order systems</li> <li>Provide architectural guidance and professional development for a team of 8+&nbsp;</li> <li>Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking</li> <li>Scale the team by recruiting, retaining and developing highly talented engineers across different disciplines</li> </ul> <h2><strong>We’re excited about you because you have…</strong></h2> <ul> <li>B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science or related field</li> <li>2+ years of experience in people management leading backend teams&nbsp;</li> <li>7+ years of industry experience</li> <li>Strong product sense and can be a thought partner with cross-functional peers</li> <li>Deep platform expertise and dedication to engineering craftsmanship</li> <li>A customer-centric mindset and will apply that to building out platform services</li> <li>Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting</li> <li>Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash</strong></h2> <ul> <li>We are leaders - Leadership is not limited to our management team. It’s something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies</li> <li>We are doers - We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions that will lead our company and our industry is what we do -- on every project, every day&nbsp;</li> <li>We are learning - We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. Everyone here is continually learning on the job, whether we’ve been in a role for one year or one minute</li> <li>We are all DoorDash - The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights&nbsp;</li> <li>You grow here faster than other places because we move and grow fast. You practice muscles like leading through chaos, ruthless prioritization, and crisis management</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong>Compensation</strong></span></p>