Engineering Manager, Search

Engineering Manager, Search Experience –
Door Dash

Lead Door Dash’s Search Experience engineering team to build an end‑to‑end consumer Search platform that includes result surfaces, interaction patterns, and Search‑driven product innovations.

The Search Experience team is part of Door Dash’s Core Consumer / Search organization and owns the top of the consumer funnel from initial landing to checkout across iOS, Android, and Web. As Search becomes the primary entry point to Door Dash across restaurants, grocery, and emerging verticals, delivering an intuitive, fast, and delightful Search experience is more critical than ever.

You will lead a team of product‑focused full stack engineers building the systems and experiences that define how consumers discover, explore, and interact with Search on Door Dash. This role partners closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and Search Quality/Platform teams to translate Search relevance and intelligence into polished, high‑impact consumer experiences.

• Lead and grow a team of full stack engineers delivering high‑quality, end‑to‑end Search experiences used by millions of consumers.
• Own backend systems and APIs that power Search experiences across mobile and web platforms.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to define the vision, roadmap, and execution for Search experiences.
• Drive product velocity while maintaining high standards for reliability, performance, and user experience.
• Influence how Search intelligence and ML capabilities are surfaced through intuitive, consumer‑first experiences.
• Build an inclusive, high‑performing team by coaching engineers, supporting career growth, and scaling the team as impact grows.

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 7+ years of industry experience, including minimum of 2 years of management experience.
• Experience managing engineering disciplines across BE, Android, iOS, and Web.
• Strong product sense and ability to be a thought partner with cross‑functional peers.
• Hands‑on experience working with non‑technical stakeholders, cross‑team collaboration, and building scalable products in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work with product and business partners to collect non‑technical requirements to design and build scalable experience solutions.
• Ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment.

Base salary ranges from $193,800—$285,000 USD depending on location and experience. In addition to base salary, the role includes opportunities for equity grants. Recruiters can provide more details on total compensation.

Door Dash offers a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off, paid sick leave, medical, dental, vision, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program.

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