Engineering Manager – Infrastructure – Compute or Traffic
| Company | DoorDash |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA |
| Salary | $193800 – $285000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on software development, including experience at scale with Kubernetes or service mesh with 3+ years designing and operating cloud-native systems in AWS, Azure, or GCP
- 2+ years leading engineering teams
- Experience managing infrastructure teams with high operational standards and a culture of innovation
- Built or scaled traffic systems (L7/L4 routing, load balancing, traffic policy) or you’ve led compute platform teams working with scheduling, orchestration, or provisioning with Kubernetes at scale
- A strong bias for action, pragmatic problem-solving, and technical depth
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of experienced engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, inclusion, and ownership
- Champion data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the team
- Oversee the design and operation of scalable, reliable infrastructure, while proactively managing down technical debt
- Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to drive long-term architectural direction and influence company-wide strategy
- Guide the team through ambiguity, leveraging industry best practices while also knowing when to break the mold
- Communicate with clarity, whether explaining a trade-off to execs or mapping technical strategy across teams
- Drive alignment across teams and disciplines, leading high-impact cross-functional initiatives
- Stay current on the latest trends in cloud infrastructure, and bring back ideas worth pursuing
- Build, sustain, and grow a diverse team to address the growing needs of the organization
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.