Engineering Manager, Emerging Fraud
DoorDashSunnyvale, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WAPosted 23 February 2026
Job Description
About the Team
Emerging Fraud, a specialized pod within the larger fraud organization, is dedicated to safeguarding smaller, growing business lines and strategic investments. Our mission is to integrate robust fraud prevention from the outset of a new business line, enabling secure and sustainable growth.
About the Role
DoorDash is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Emerging Fraud engineering team. This team focuses on assessing fraud risks for new business lines, implementing crucial fraud controls, and developing customized fraud solutions for consumers, merchants, and dashers that align seamlessly with the existing DoorDash experience.
As an Engineering Manager, you will partner closely with product, design, and operations partners to define the roadmap to build anti-fraud mechanisms with minimal friction. You will manage a team of talented backend engineers to build advanced detection and fraud prevention solutions and solve challenging technical problems.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
Lead and grow a team of exceptional backend engineers delivering user-friendly engineering solutions
Collaborate with Product Managers, Business leaders, and key stakeholders to determine the team's roadmap and vision, and manage execution against that roadmap
Provide architectural guidance and professional development for a team of 5+
Encourage innovation, teamwork, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and outside-of-the-box thinking
Oversee the hiring process for your team, in partnership with recruiting, to grow a diverse and inclusive team
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, product-focused development environment
Experience with distributed system design, system scaling, and performance optimization
Hands-on leadership and strong product intuition
Humility - willing to get into the details and open to feedback
Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve
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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. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes 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). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic lif ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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