Engineering Manager, People Apps & Automation

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our People Apps & Automation team, building the internal applications and automation that power the employee experience across DoorDash and Wolt.

This team develops the platforms behind employee lifecycle processes, HR systems, self-service experiences, and business automation used by thousands of employees globally. As Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of talented software engineers while driving technical strategy, delivering high-impact initiatives, and partnering closely with stakeholders across Engineering, IT, HR, and Product.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on how internal technology enables the business to scale while helping shape the next generation of AI-powered employee experiences.

What you'll be doing

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of software engineers across multiple locations.
• Own the technical direction and delivery of internal applications that improve the employee experience.
• Partner with Product, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to understand priorities and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive architecture decisions, engineering best practices, and continuous improvements across the team's codebase and development processes.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through successful delivery.
• Balance delivery, technical quality, and long-term platform strategy.
• Help modernize and consolidate internal platforms as DoorDash and Wolt continue integrating systems.
• Foster an AI-first engineering culture by adopting AI-assisted development tools and identifying opportunities to embed AI into internal applications and automation.
• Create an environment where engineers can grow, collaborate, and do their best work while delivering meaningful business impact.

Our humble expectations

• Bring significant software engineering experience, ideally 8+ years building scalable production systems.
• Have previous experience leading and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Be comfortable balancing technical leadership with people leadership.
• Have strong full-stack development experience using technologies such as React, Node.js, and Python.
• Bring experience designing scalable software architectures and cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Have a track record of successfully delivering large cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve alongside business needs.
• Be passionate about leveraging AI to improve software development, engineering productivity, and internal products.
• A collaborative, pragmatic, and ownership-driven mindset.

Next steps

All applications are reviewed by a real human, so please be patient. Qualified candidates will have the opportunity to speak with a member of our recruiting team before moving on to meet the hiring manager.

This is a highly technical leadership role. The interview process includes a live coding and architecture interview, followed by conversations focused on engineering leadership, operational delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and DoorDash's leadership principles. You'll also meet future peers and business partners to learn more about the team and how we work together.

We are looking to fill this role as quickly as possible, but are committed to finding the right candidate who will be successful in the role.