Senior Technical Program Manager - Foundations Engineering
Core
Drive critical initiatives, vision, strategy, and technical direction for foundational engineering services supporting DoorDash's entire product organization.
Role type
Senior Technical Program Manager (Foundations Engineering)
Builds
Core Infrastructure, Developer Platform, Data Engineering, and Data Platform services for all product teams.
Domain
Food delivery marketplace technology infrastructure and platform engineering.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Technical program management, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder management, project planning and execution, technical design review, strategic vision setting, capacity planning, vendor and cost management, platform adoption strategy, organizational alignment, OKR planning, process optimization.
Preferred skills
Experience in infrastructure or platform engineering organizations, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, modern engineering practices.
Technologies
Cloud infrastructure, data engineering tools, developer platforms.
Responsibilities
Define vision, strategy, and technical direction for foundational programs; drive platform adoption and migration frameworks; contribute to design reviews and identify cross-cutting risks; align dozens of product engineering teams; manage expectations from leadership to individual teams; drive Engineering OKR planning and resource allocation; maintain communication and build lightweight processes for velocity.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC