DoorDash · 2 days ago
Engineering Manager, Search Quality
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$194K/yr - $285K/yr
7+ years expDoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager with a ML background to lead the Search Quality engineering team. This role involves redefining the search experience through innovative machine learning approaches and leading a team of engineers to enhance the quality of search results on the DoorDash platform.
AppsDeliveryE-Commerce PlatformsFood DeliveryOnline Portals
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a team of exceptional machine learning engineers delivering on end-to-end search quality with state of the art ML approaches
Leverage modern deep learning and LLM-based approaches to drive improvements in query understanding, retrieval, and multi-stage ranking within the DoorDash Search stack
Work with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders directly across DoorDash to define the roadmap and vision for the team and deliver immense impact
Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking and teamwork
Build an outstanding team by coaching and empowering engineers through delegation, and applying your technical expertise to hold your team to the highest engineering standards
Scale the team by developing internal, and attracting top external talent
Qualification
Required
B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
7+ years of industry experience
Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience
Broad knowledge of machine learning with strong ML modeling foundation
Extensive experience in building user-facing product and working directly with product managers
Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with teams spanning many disciplines
Ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment
Preferred
Experience in leading successful application of machine learning to ranking and recommendation real-world problems
Benefits
401(k) plan with employer matching
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Wellness benefits
Commuter benefits match
Paid time off
Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
11 paid holidays
Disability and basic life insurance
Family-forming assistance
Mental health program
Company
DoorDash
DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses. It is a sub-organization of DoorDash.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.22BKey Investors
Durable Capital PartnersT. Rowe PriceDarsana Capital Partners
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2020-12-09IPO
2020-06-11Series H· $400M
Leadership Team
Tony Xu
CEO and Co-founder
Stanley Tang
Co-Founder / Chief Product Officer
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