Engineering Manager, Ads Consumer Experience

Engineering Manager

About the Team: Ads is one of the core features of the DoorDash business which helps our customers access and discover the most quality and affordable selection for their needs. The Ads Consumer Experience team plays a crucial role within the Ads organization and is responsible for building mobile and backend components that provide enhanced customization capabilities to optimize the experience for our customers when interacting with Ads on our mobile and web applications. Our mission is to build a useful and delightful consumer experience for discovering local stores and their product offerings through ads.

About the Role: As the Engineering Manager, you will oversee a talented group of engineers from different skill sets, backend, mobile, web and full-stack, collaborating closely with designers, product managers, and sales partners. Your primary responsibility will be driving the successful execution of our product roadmap, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality, reliable, and robust solutions that meet our high standards of system reliability, customer needs and business objectives. You will be a key player in fostering a collaborative and cross-functional work environment, promoting effective communication and synergy amongst team members. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills who can balance technical excellence with business priorities.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Drive strategic impact across the organization, playing a key role in shaping the direction of our product development and influencing the company's overall success
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define the roadmap and vision for the team and deliver immense impact
• Lead an outstanding team by coaching engineers, empowering engineers through delegation, and applying your technical expertise to hold your team to the highest engineering standards
• Inspire the team with your technical vision and create the alignment necessary to execute on it
• Scale the team by recruiting, retaining, and developing highly talented engineers across different disciplines

We're excited about you because you have…

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 7+ years of industry experience, including minimum of 2 years of management experience
• Experience managing product engineering teams with Backend, Frontend Engineers, and mobile engineers.
• Strong product sense and can be a thought partner with cross-functional peers
• Hands-on experience working with non-technical stakeholders, cross-team collaboration, and building scalable products in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work with product and business partners to collect non-technical requirements to design and build scalable experience solutions.
• Ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment

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.

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.