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Software Engineer, Robotics Infrastructure - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air

DoorDash USA · San Francisco, CA

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
82 days
DoorDash USA's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of DoorDash USA's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at DoorDash USA
high
462 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
2026-10-24

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About this role

As a Robotics Infrastructure Engineer on the Autonomy Software team at DoorDash, you will be responsible for building and managing the infrastructure that supports aerial autonomy development. Your work will involve developing critical onboard components, managing build systems, and creating CI/CD pipelines, all while ensuring the reliability of onboard software for drones. This role emphasizes hands-on involvement in real-time systems that are crucial for operational safety.

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5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Prior experience at a robotics company in a similar infrastructure role
  • Experience with robotics middleware (ROS2, LCM, eCal, Apex.AI)
  • Experience with build systems and package managers (CMake, Bazel, Nix, Conan)
  • Experience with NVidia Jetson and JetPack
  • Experience with robotics logging and visualization (RViz, Foxglove, Rerun, Plotly)
  • Strong C++ and Python skills

Nice to have

  • Experience designing fault-tolerant systems for safety-critical applications (aerospace, automotive, medical)
  • Contributions to open-source robotics tooling
  • Experience with deterministic replay or time-travel debugging for robotics
  • Familiarity with DO-178C or similar certification-aware development processes
  • Experience with Nix for reproducible robotics builds

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 salary listed, only a range
  • Role involves high responsibility with critical systems
  • Focus on real-time, fault-tolerant systems may limit exposure to cloud technologies

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Listed by DoorDash USA on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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