DoorDash · 1 week ago
Senior Technical Program Manager, Launchpad
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$131K/yr - $192K/yr
5+ years expDoorDash is building a scalable and reliable delivery network and is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for their Launchpad team. This role involves driving the operational backbone of a new hardware-software initiative, ensuring technical execution aligns with product vision, and managing stakeholder expectations.
AppsDeliveryE-Commerce PlatformsFood DeliveryOnline Portals
Responsibilities
Drive Resilient, "Always-On" Architecture: You will lead the technical roadmap to ensure our platform performs flawlessly in dynamic physical environments. You will coordinate dependencies between Infrastructure and Feature teams to guarantee uninterrupted operations when merchants need them most
Bridge Product Vision & Technical Execution: You will partner early with Product Managers and Designers to translate ambitious user requirements into executable technical specifications. You will ensure that technical decisions prioritize shipping a delightful, high-quality merchant experience
Demonstrate Technical Depth - You will develop a full understanding of our technical stack and interdependencies, allowing you to contribute to designs and ensure they are scalable, reliable, and efficient
Nurture Stakeholders - You will manage all stakeholder expectations from leadership to individual teams, possess strong problem solving and negotiation skills, and earn the trust of partners and teams
Navigate a Complex Organization - You understand engineers and enjoy working with them. You will build trust by developing strong technical domain knowledge that adds value beyond project management
Manage Process & Timelines - You will manage timely and succinct communications to leadership and across teams to ensure accountability. You’ll develop processes to ensure teamwork is streamlined to manage complexity and optimized velocity. You are thoughtful about how and when to implement processes with a light touch and clear understanding of success within DoorDash’s culture. You’ll balance urgency and priority while moving the needle on multiple initiatives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of Technical Program Management experience, with a track record of leading complex programs in high-growth engineering organizations
Fluency in Distributed Systems: You understand the technical challenges of 'syncing,' 'latency,' and 'eventual consistency.' You can discuss architectural trade-offs with Engineers regarding offline capabilities
Hardware/IoT Awareness: You are comfortable managing programs that involve physical world constraints (firmware updates, device procurement, rolling out code to distributed endpoints)
Product Instincts: You are not just a scheduler. You understand the 'Why' behind the 'What.' You use data and customer empathy to help prioritize the roadmap and can push back when technical decisions threaten the user experience
Structured Thinking: You can translate a yearly business strategy into a quarterly technical roadmap with clear dependencies and milestones
Resilience & Adaptability: You thrive in an incubation environment where the roadmap changes based on customer feedback. You view ambiguity as an opportunity to define the path forward
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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