Manager, Technical Program Management - Foundations

About The Team

At DoorDash, we’re building the industry’s most scalable and reliable delivery network to support our three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers. The Foundations TPM team provides the essential support for the underlying technology services including Data Engineering, Data Platform, Core Infrastructure, and Developer Platforms - and the engineers who build them. It’s a high-stakes environment where we solve complex problems to ensure the stability and velocity of the entire engineering organization.

About The Role

We are looking for a Manager, Technical Program Management to lead and grow our Foundations TPM team. You will report to the Senior Manager of TPM within Engineering Operations and partner closely with Directors in Foundations Engineering to establish the vision and technical direction for our core systems. In this role, you aren't just managing people; you are overseeing a portfolio of critical initiatives across Data Platforms, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and Developer Platform. You will ensure your team successfully drives programs related to reliability, security, capacity planning, and large-scale migrations. You must be located in San Francisco, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, or Seattle, WA for this hybrid position.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• TPM Experience: 5+ years of experience as a TPM or Engineering leader, ideally within an infrastructure or platform organization.
• Management Experience: At least 2 years of experience directly managing a team of TPMs or engineers in a relevant technical domain.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills; able to convey complex infrastructure concepts to both technical experts and non-technical stakeholders.
• Execution: Strong skills in project planning, estimating, and scheduling, with a focus on progress and pragmatic solutions.
• Empathetic Management: You lead with empathy, seeking and providing timely feedback to foster an inclusive and innovative team environment.

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future. In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants.

Paid Time Off

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here. See Below For Paid Time Off Details For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.For 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).