Engineering Manager, Risk & Identity Platform

About The Team

The Risk and Identity Platform team's mission is to empower every DoorDash team to build trustworthy and secure experiences by providing a single, seamless source of identity truth. We are the bedrock of the platform, creating a powerful identity ecosystem that safeguards every interaction and accelerates the growth of the business, all while operating at a massive scale to handle billions of requests a day at four 9s of availability with p999 latency at

• The team is organized around three core pillars: Accounts (the foundational, compliant source of truth for the entire user lifecycle), Authentication (the secure gateway to DoorDash, authenticating every request), and Authorization (a generic platform serving both user-to-service and service-to-service access control).

About The Role

DoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Risk and Identity Platform team. This team is at the center of our platform, responsible for building the next generation of critical infrastructure that will enable a zero-trust security posture for the entire company. You will lead a talented team of backend engineers to build a self-service Identity platform that makes it easy for all DoorDash engineers to build secure-by-default applications. As the Engineering Manager, you will own and execute a multi-year vision for identity at DoorDash. You will drive a technical roadmap that balances ironclad security and reliability with the developer velocity required to support new products and verticals. You will be a key strategic partner to Product, Security, and Privacy leadership, shaping the future of how DoorDash manages trust and access at a global scale.

We're Excited About You Because You Have...

• BS, M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of experience in people management leading backend teams
• 8+ years of industry experience
• Extensive experience as an engineer in a fast-paced, platform-focused development environment
• PREFERRED: Preferred experience with modern authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML) and emerging standards (e.g., Passkeys, WebAuthn)
• Experience designing and building authorization systems; familiarity with models like ReBAC, ABAC, or Zanzibar is a strong plus
• Proven experience with large-scale distributed system design, performance optimization, and reliability
• A strong product sense and the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
• A growth mindset—you're eager to expand your skill set and carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting.

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Compensation

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $193,800—$285,000 USD

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program

Paid Time Off Details

• Salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• Hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

Statement of Non-Discrimination

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.