Engineering Manager, New Business Verticals - Machine Learning

DoorDash
San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NYPosted 23 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><img style="display: none; max-width: 100%;" src="https://click.appcast.io/greenhouse-te8/a31.png?ent=34e=22630t=1701374353806" width="1px"> <img style="display: none; max-width: 100%;" src="https://track.jobadx.com/v1/i.gif?utm_pixel=224e990b-8ff4-4287-8d5d-2ff09647f181utm_ptz=ESTutm_rqt=track" alt="" width="1"></p></div><h1><strong>About the Team</strong></h1> <p>DoorDash is seeking an Engineering Manager with an ML/AI background to lead a Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence team within the New Verticals Machine Learning (NVML) organization.</p> <h3><strong>The NVML organization comprises three core teams:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Fulfillment, Logistics, and Inventory ML Team</strong>: This team focuses on optimizing the matching of orders with capable delivery individuals to ensure high-quality and affordable deliveries using a mix of Operations Research, Deep Learning and classical ML methods. This team also maintains a real-time understanding of in-store item availability employing advanced ML and Computer Vision algorithms. </li> <li><strong>Consumer ML Team</strong>: Dedicated to enhancing user engagement and satisfaction through the development of solutions for personalization, discovery, growth, and search.</li> <li><strong>Product Knowledge Graph ML Team</strong>: Responsible for creating advanced ML-driven catalog building solutions, significantly utilizing Generative AI to effectively manage and organize product information.</li> </ul> <p>As DoorDash expands into new verticals, the complexity and excitement of delivering a high-quality, reliable, and affordable shopping experience increase, presenting extensive opportunities for innovation and impact.</p> <h1><strong>About the Role</strong></h1> <p>As a Machine Learning Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of world-class ML engineers in the Fulfillment, Logistics and Inventory ML Team. Your leadership will be crucial in redefining the local e-commerce landscape through advanced ML/AI methodologies.</p> <h1><strong>You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…</strong></h1> <ul> <li>Lead and grow a team of exceptional machine learning engineers delivering on end-to-end product features with state of the art ML/AI approaches</li> <li>Leverage cutting edge Operations Research, Forecasting and Time-series modeling techniques, Last Mile Logistics Optimization, Computer Vision, and a blend of Classical ML with Generative AI to solve real consumer problems </li> <li>Work with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders across DoorDash to define the roadmap and vision for the team and deliver immense impact</li> <li>Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking and teamwork</li> <li>Build an outstanding team by coaching and empowering engineers through delegation, and applying your technical expertise to hold your team to the highest engineering standards</li> <li>Scale the team by developing internal, and attracting top external talent</li> </ul> <h1><strong>We're excited about you because you have… </strong></h1> <ul> <li>B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent. </li> <li>7+ years of industry experience</li> <li>Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience</li> <li>Broad knowledge of machine learning with strong Operations Research and ML modeling foundation</li> <li>Extensive experience in building user-facing product and working directly with product managers</li> <li>Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with teams spanning many disciplines</li> <li>Ability to guide and grow an excellent engineering team in a rapidly changing business environment</li> <li>Experience in leading successful application of machine learning to ranking and recommendation real-world problems is preferred </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p style="font-weight: 500;">Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only</p> <p>We use ... (truncated, view full listing at source)