Staff Software Engineer, Traffic
Core
Design, build, and maintain large-scale distributed traffic infrastructure (Envoy Data Plane, xDS, proxyless) powering DoorDash's global logistics engine.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Infrastructure/Networking)
Builds
High-RPS, low-latency traffic control planes and ingress systems for a three-sided marketplace.
Domain
Distributed systems, networking, large-scale infrastructure.
Required skills
Go, C++, Python, Rust, AWS, Kubernetes, distributed systems design, high-QPS system debugging, automation, AI coding tools
Preferred skills
Service mesh (Envoy, Istio, Linkerd), xDS/control plane architectures, TCP/IP/HTTP/gRPC, RPC frameworks, AWS Networking Primitives, Terraform, Gitops (ArgoCD, Helm)
Responsibilities
Design and build large-scale distributed systems, troubleshoot production issues, collaborate on feature delivery, improve team productivity via automation/AI, lead on-call rotations and incident investigations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
