Applications Engineer, Full Stack - People

About The Team

DoorDash’s ability to build the best products in the industry, enabling local commerce at global scale, depends on its ability to recruit, engage, grow, and retain the best talent in the industry. The People Applications team at DoorDash leverages state-of-the-art methods and technologies to develop products spanning from recruitment through termination. We're looking for a talented Application Engineer to join our team and work closely with the people team to drive key technology decisions and innovations within the People experience.

Your contributions will help shape the future of our organization as we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible.

About The Role

The DoorDash People Application team is looking for a Full Stack Engineer with demonstrated experience and knowledge in application development for talent acquisition and employee experiences.

Requirements

, design, build end-to-end solutions, and maintain the supporting services for our applications across diverse technical areas for various people functions, all in sync with our people goals. This will be a hybrid role and you will report to the Senior Manager, Enterprise App Engineering. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Build tools and applications to support various people strategies Work closely with business partners to understand business strategies while aligning product outcomes to create exceptional experiences using various technology Partner with Product Managers, Analysts, Data Engineers, and other Application Engineers to collaborate on exciting projects Leverage technical and business knowledge to identify opportunities for improvements.

, timelines, and execution standards Train end-users and peers on new processes and functionality as needed We’re excited about you because you have… Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline You have 4+ years of industry experience in software development, ideally in HR-related applications Knowledge of frontend technologies such as JavaScript/Typescript (Node/Express), Python (FastAPI), HTML5, and CSS3, React Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Vitest, Cypress, or Playwright for ensuring code quality and reliability Experience with databases such as Postgres, MYSQL, Cassandra and scripting knowledge on SQL/PLSQL, with the ability to write complex queries and optimize database performance Strong foundation in computer science and engineering: algorithms, data structures, programming, databases, design patterns, virtualization, etc. Experience in building large-scale microservices and applications using cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes is preferred Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, security, and stability of system resources Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate with remote team members across time zones You are outcomes-oriented, always evaluating whether our solution or team's activities are achieving the desired, measurable impact, and continuously iterating to ensure the best solution You are an owner, always looking for opportunities to learn and better your work product You are comfortable and thrive in a fast-paced, continually changing team-oriented environment and able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously We expect this position to be filled by 5/18/2026. Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC.