Principal Software Engineer, Ads

DoorDash US
New York, San Francisco, Sunnyvale
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 268,600 - 395,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Distributed systems","Real-time serving","Data pipelines","High throughput","Low latency"]

Technical leadership role overseeing the Ads platform at scale with director-level scope. You will define architectural direction, drive multi-year roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with ML, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Product teams to improve advertiser ROI, platform reliability, and consumer experience.

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DoorDash US
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Principal Software Engineer, Ads

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Job Summary

Technical leadership role overseeing the Ads platform at scale with director-level scope. You will define architectural direction, drive multi-year roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with ML, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Product teams to improve advertiser ROI, platform reliability, and consumer experience.
Location: New York, San Francisco, Sunnyvale
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead at scale and serve as the technical lead for the Ads organization, providing architectural vision and direction across the full ads stack.
  • •Influence across ML, Infrastructure, Product, Data Science, and partner engineering teams; mentor Ads engineers to raise the bar on technical excellence and systems thinking.
  • •Define patterns, principles, and standards for how the Ads organization designs, ships, and operates large-scale distributed systems.
  • •Solve genuinely hard problems, hands-on; write code that moves the needle on complex distributed systems challenges in ads.
  • •Shape engineering culture by defining long-term patterns and architectural decisions that endure beyond any single project.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 268,600 - 395,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kPaid LeaveHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • •12+ years of industry experience with a track record of leading large-scale platform initiatives across multiple teams.
  • •Ability to define and drive multi-year technical roadmaps as an organization-level technical lead.
Experience:12+ yearsAdvertisingSoftware platformTechnology
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Distributed systemsReal-time servingData pipelinesHigh throughputLow latency
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Distributed SystemsReal-timeData PipelinesSLAMachinery LearningInfrastructureCloud

Company Brief

DoorDash US
On-demand logistics platform connecting consumers with local restaurants, grocers, and retailers for food delivery, pickup, and convenience services. Operates a marketplace and last-mile delivery network while offering tools and analytics for merchants and couriers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2013
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