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# Staff Software Engineer, Backend at DoorDash Canada

- **Company:** DoorDash Canada
- **Location:** Toronto, Canada
- **Compensation:** $185k–$232k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/doordashcanada/jobs/8072115

## Job description

## About the Team

DoorDash is building the world's most reliable on-demand, logistics engine for delivery! We're looking for experienced engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash’s three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers.

## About the Role

Product engineers work at the intersection of product and infrastructure to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. You'll operate our backend services and architecture that support all product functionality and will be challenged to consider the big picture -- collaborating cross-functionally, as well as evaluating and executing on trade-offs to maximize business impact for the company.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will...

- Develop, release and run large-scale web applications
- Develop and define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area
- Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security for our backend systems
- Be involved in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture
- Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems

We're excited about you because you have...

- B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 8+ years of industry experience
- Prior experience working with backend tech stacks
- Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
- Experience with service oriented architecture, writing REST API’s, unit testing, and architectural design
- Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST)
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)
- Nice To Haves
- Experience building large scale, real-time applications
- Experience with Java/Kotlin
- Contributor to open source projects

## Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

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 for all regular employees, that includes paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefit and several paid holidays.

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, an RRSP including an employer match, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page [here](https://careers.doordash.com/).

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within British Columbia. $185,000—$231,500 CAD

## About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Beware of recruitment scams: DASH Brands will never ask you to pay money or share sensitive financial information during hiring — learn more about DASH Brands' legitimate recruiting process at [careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness](http://careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness).

## About DoorDash Canada

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: DoorDash is a leading local commerce platform that connects consumers with food, grocery, and retail delivery from local businesses, while providing flexible earning opportunities for Dashers.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: DASH)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, CA, USA (Canadian offices in Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB)
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, Evan Moore

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Food delivery and local commerce (including grocery, convenience, and retail)
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers ordering delivery), B2B (merchants and enterprise meal programs), and gig-economy workers (Dashers)
- **Mission**: “To empower local economies” by helping merchants grow, providing flexible work, and giving consumers access to the best of their neighborhoods

## Products & Services
- **DoorDash**: On-demand food delivery from local restaurants (SaaS/logistics platform)
- **DashMart**: Convenience store and grocery delivery (owned inventory and retail)
- **DoorDash for Work**: Corporate meal programs and group ordering for businesses and remote teams
- **DoorDash Drive**: White-label delivery service for merchants’ own channels
- **Wolt & Deliveroo**: International delivery platforms acquired by DoorDash, now operating in 40+ countries

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in provided search results (public company; refer to NYSE: DASH for current market cap)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $13.7B (LinkedIn data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Total funding of $2.7B across 15 rounds (LinkedIn); partners include millions of merchants and Dashers globally
- **Growth Signals**: 18.8% YoY headcount growth to 29,135 employees; expansion to 40+ countries via Deliveroo and Wolt; growing new verticals (grocery, convenience, retail) and B2B offerings

## Competitive Advantages
- **Network effects**: Large, two-sided marketplace with millions of consumers, merchants, and Dashers
- **Scale and logistics**: Advanced routing and delivery technology; ability to handle high volume across multiple verticals
- **International footprint**: Combined presence of DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo provides local expertise in diverse markets
- **Brand trust**: Strong consumer and merchant loyalty in North America and Europe

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Continuing to integrate and grow Wolt and Deliveroo operations
- **New verticals**: Expanding beyond food into grocery, convenience, retail, and alcohol delivery
- **B2B growth**: Scaling DoorDash for Work and enterprise partnerships
- **Sustainability**: Reducing delivery emissions, packaging waste, and corporate carbon footprint

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasis on moving quickly, learning continuously, and empowering team members to own their careers. Values include seeking truth, empathy for all users (Dashers, merchants, customers)
- **Work environment**: Canadian offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary; hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated but typical roles offer flexibility
- **Growth opportunities**: Over 1,300 active job postings globally, with many in Canada across engineering, operations, marketing, sales, and finance
- **Impact**: Direct contribution to local economies, small business growth, and food access initiatives (Project DASH)

## Sources
1. [about.doordash.com](https://about.doordash.com/en-ca/company)
2. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/doordashcanada)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doordash)
4. [about.doordash.com/impact](https://about.doordash.com/en-ca/impact)
5. [doordash.com](https://www.doordash.com/)

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