Staff Software Engineer, ML Serving Platform - Remote

Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer at DoorDash, you will lead the ML Serving initiatives, enabling seamless, high-performance, and highly scalable model inference. You will have a direct impact on mission-critical services, ensuring our models deliver real-time predictions reliably and at scale.

In Short

• Lead the vision and architecture for a high-QPS serving platform.
• Build and evolve the model serving stack for reliability and scale.
• Enable self-serve model deployments for ML Engineers.
• Drive innovations to improve developer velocity.
• Collaborate with various teams to tailor the serving platform.
• Mentor and lead a small team of senior engineers.

Requirements

• 8+ years of industry experience in software engineering.
• Deep expertise in building large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages like Python, Golang, Kotlin, C++, or Java.
• Experience with production ML systems and high-QPS inference services.
• Passion for reliability and performance in deployments.
• Track record of technical leadership and collaboration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Wellness benefits and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for full-time employees.
• Mental health program and family-forming assistance.