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Job Title


Software Engineer II, Backend


Company : DoorDash


Location : Toronto, Ontario


Created : 2025-10-08


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Join to apply for the Software Engineer II, Backend role at DoorDash About the Team DoorDash is building the world's most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery! We're looking for experienced engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash's three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers. About the Role Product engineers work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. You'll operate our backend services and architecture that support all product functionality and will be challenged to consider the big picture -- collaborating cross-functionally, as well as evaluating and executing on trade-offs to maximize business impact for the company. You're excited about this opportunity because you will... Responsibilities Develop, release and run large-scale web applications Develop and define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security for our backend systems Be involved in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems Qualifications B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent 2+ years of industry experience Prior experience working with backend tech stacks Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources Experience with service oriented architecture, writing REST API's, unit testing, and architectural design Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (REST) Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ) Nice To Have Experience building large scale, real-time applications Experience with Java/Kotlin Contributor to open source projects If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection. About 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 usersfrom 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. 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. If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet #J-18808-Ljbffr