Software Engineer, Traffic
DoorDash USA · San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 72 days DoorDash USA's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of DoorDash USA's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at DoorDash USA
- high 456 stale, 8 reposted of 462 open
- Hiring momentum
- 682 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from DoorDash USA's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for DoorDash USA.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Traffic team at DoorDash, you will design, build, and maintain large-scale distributed systems that handle high request per second (RPS) and latency-sensitive workloads. Your role will involve troubleshooting and debugging production issues, collaborating with other engineers to deliver features, and improving team productivity through automation and AI tools. You will also participate in on-call support and lead production investigations.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of DoorDash USA as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer in infrastructure, networking, or platform engineering
- Experience with Programming Languages like Go, C++, Python or Rust
- Experience with AWS and Kubernetes
- Background working on and debugging high-QPS or latency-sensitive systems
- Proficiency in using AI coding tools in the full software development lifecycle
Nice to have
- Experience with service mesh technologies such as Envoy, Istio or Linkerd
- Familiarity with xDS or control plane architectures
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals like TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTP/2, gRPC, Load Balancing
- Experience building RPC frameworks or client-side networking libraries
- Experience with AWS Networking Primitives like Load Balancers, Privatelink, etc.
What you get
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- wellness benefits
- commuter benefits match
- paid time off and paid sick leave
- medical, dental, and vision benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond programming languages and AWS/Kubernetes
- Role involves high responsibility with on-call support and production incident management
- Compensation details are broad and depend on various factors
- Hybrid work model may require flexibility in location and schedule
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Listed by DoorDash USA on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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