Platform Engineer

About the Team

The Global Safety and Security team is responsible for advancing DoorDash by protecting people, property, operations, brand, and reputation. We manage safety and security risks and deliver value across the business through agility, technology, and a people-first approach. Our team strives to always be in front, and therefore, our people anytime, anywhere.

About the Role

DoorDash seeks a Platform Engineer to design, integrate, monitor, and evolve Global Safety and Security systems for over 300 locations worldwide. This individual contributor will be deeply technical, owning the infrastructure, integrations, and observability layers critical to security technology operations.

You’ll be hands-on with infrastructure and systems, while also driving automation, observability, and “self-healing” solutions that reduce friction across the enterprise. You’ll work closely with Engineering, IT, Security, and Facilities, translating technical details into actionable insights for cross-functional stakeholders. If you're someone who thrives at the intersection of systems engineering and real-world safety technology, this role is for you.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Build and support world-class safety and security platforms using leading-edge technologies
• Extend platform observability by designing telemetry, alerting, and metrics dashboards to ensure uptime, performance, and response agility
• Develop APIs and integration layers between safety systems (access control, video management, mass notification) and central enterprise platforms
• Use SQL and visualization tools (e.g., Sigma) to drive real-time operational awareness and reporting
• Engineer self-healing and automated responses for fault detection, escalation, and resolution
• Deploy infrastructure and observability solutions to the cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and on-prem environments
• Establish data pipelines that collect, enrich, and analyze signals from sensors, IoT devices, and infrastructure
• Champion and drive security, compliance, and resilience as part of every engineering decision
• Support CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code workflows using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and Git
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear insights for diverse, non-technical stakeholders
• Create and implement several automation systems for IoT devices and systems

We’re excited about you because you…

• Have 4 - 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or observability engineering—ideally in global, distributed environments
• Have multiple years of experience using Terraform and Ansible for IaaS and automated configuration deployments
• Know how to administer both Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu, Microsoft) and Windows-based systems
• Bring expert-level knowledge of DevOps tools CD\CI, Jenkins, and Git
• Bring a deep understanding of observability frameworks, metrics collection, log aggregation, and incident automation
• Are fluent in SQL and data modeling, and can turn data into insights using tools like Sigma, Looker, or similar BI platforms
• Have built integrations using RESTful APIs and understand how to design scalable, maintainable interfaces
• Bring experience with Axis Camera (a plus). API\SDK, ONVIF, RTSP streams
• Have some foundation in networking, DNS, DHCP, Switching\Firewall
• Have the Certified Information Systems Security Professional  (CISSP) certification from isc2.org or can obtain certification within twelve (12) months of hire
• Know your way around both Linux and Windows environments and have managed systems via Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools
• Are familiar with access control, video surveillance, and IoT technologies (bonus for Genetec experience)
• Can communicate clearly, simplify the complex, and advocate for users in every system you build
• Are comfortable working across time zones and teams, and can lead large-scale projects independently
• Are passionate about resilience, safety, and the intersection of physical and digital security

Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash

• We are leaders - Leadership is not limited to our management team. It’s something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies.
• We are strategic - We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions that will lead our company and our industry is what we do -- on every project, every day. 
• We are learning - We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. Everyone here is continually learning on the job, no matter if we’ve been in a role for one year or one minute.
• We are customer obsessed - We are committed to our clients and connected through our vision of “Delivering Good”
• We are all DoorDash - The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights.
• We offer great compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits
• You will be proud to say that you work for DoorDash and will know that the work you do brings joy to our clients every day

We expect this position to be filled by 9/17/25.

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Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.$119,000—$175,000 USDAbout DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

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