Software Engineer, Test Platform

About the position

As a Software Engineer on the Test Platform team, you will be building developer tools, frameworks and libraries as part of a central platform that powers the Software Development Lifecycle across all engineering teams at DoorDash. For instance, you will help build DoorDash’s next generation development environment using devcontainers open source technology, and a safe but realistic sandbox environment where engineers can test their code on their laptop or their phones just like it were in production. You will work closely with engineers, technical product managers, and engineering managers across all parts of the engineering organization to deliver large and impactful initiatives. Additionally, you will be a culture carrier in your team through mentorship, education, and uplifting of your peers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain foundational components to enable DoorDash Engineers to excel at all aspects of their software development lifecycle.
• Play a foundational role in guiding the future of DoorDash’s software development strategy, by building, extending, and operating a central platform used by all DoorDash engineering teams.
• Be at the forefront of developing new technologies and have the opportunity to leverage and contribute to open source tech.
• Work on cross-functional projects by designing large scale systems with engineering excellence, long-term maintainability, and risk in mind.
• Work with a team of highly talented and motivated teammates.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working on backend platform and infrastructure teams.
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language (Java, Kotlin, or Go).
• Experience building & maintaining platform components at scale.
• Apply a product mindset to platform problems and feel accomplished enabling others.
• Strive for design simplicity and consistency above all else.
• Solve problems using software to automate or prevent toil.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with an employer match
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Commuter benefit match
• Mental health program