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Brief #56982Updated 08 SEP 2026901 MARKET FLOOR 6, SF, CA 94105YcSHOPPING DELIVERY SERVICES

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Backend Engineer

This company provides On-demand delivery service that connects customers with local businesses.

Location: 901 Market Floor 6, SF, CA 94105
Company size: 200–500
Posted: Today
Via: Yc

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Backend Engineer · DoorDash

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Job title: Backend Engineer
Job location: 901 Market Floor 6, SF, CA 94105
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash/jobs/kfcD8ptiE-backend-engineer
Job description: **What You’ll Achieve** - 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 **About You** - High-energy and confident - you’ll do whatever it takes to win - You’re an owner - driven, focused, and quick to take ownership of your work - Humble - you’re willing to get into the details and you’re open to feedback - Adaptable, resilient, and able to thrive in ambiguity - things change quickly in our fast-paced startup and you’ll need to be able to keep up! - Growth-minded - you’re eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting - Desire for impact - ready to take on a lot of responsibility and work collaboratively with your team **Qualifications** - B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent - 5+ years of industry experience - Prior experience working with backend tech stacks - Able to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources - Experience with service orientated architecture, writing REST API’s, unit testing, and architectural design - Expertise in web technologies such as Rails/Django and JavaScript frameworks - Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST) - Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)

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