Director, Machine Learning Platform
Director, Machine Learning Platform
DoorDash
San Francisco, CA
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At DoorDash, we're building the on-demand logistics engine of the future. We strive to empower local economies by helping businesses grow, creating flexible earnings opportunities, and connecting you to what you love. We are building foundational Data Platforms, ML Platform, Experimentation and Decision Systems /Frameworks which the product teams and various business analytics functions use to make timely, insightful and intelligent decisions that optimize our business and product. The AI/ML Platform team (as part of the overall Data + AI Platform) focuses on building a best of breed ML Platform (a framework and all the tooling/solutions required) to unlock the power of AI for DoorDash's business and product needs. The team owns all the infrastructure necessary to enable DoorDash data scientists and ML Engineers to quickly and efficiently apply machine learning. The platform covers the entire ML development lifecycle, which includes featuring engineering, feature store, model store, model training, model inference and ML observability, and more
About the Role
We're looking for a passionate Engineering Leader in the Machine Learning domain to join our team. We're looking for someone with a command of high/internet scale, production-level machine learning and experience working in a fast paced working environment with highly evolving needs. You will be managing a set of teams focused on specific areas of the ML ecosystem and work with the cross functional partners and stakeholders in this domain.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Drive vision & strategy for taking the Machine Learning Platform from good to great!
- Bring your expertise in building and operating high scale systems with a focus on reliability and quality.
- Utilize your experience in managing and operating state of the art ML Models in production (in the area of classic ML as well as DNNs, Large Language Models/GenAI)
- Hire and manage a well run, successful team via coaching, mentoring and providing technical and career guidance.
- Build, sustain, and grow a diverse team to address the growing needs of the organization.
- Collaborate with stakeholders building solutions on top of the platform
- Create and foster a positive and supportive work culture.
- 10+ years of industry experience developing machine learning models with business impact, and shipping ML solutions to production.
- Are curious about and have interests in deep learning, and fine-tuning.
- Have familiarity and experience with Spark, PyTorch or TensorFlow (and similar ML frameworks and libraries).
- You must be located near one of our engineering hubs which includes: San Francisco, Sunnyvale, or Seattle.
- M.S., or PhD. in Statistics, Computer Science, Math, Operations Research, Physics, Economics, or other quantitative field is a plus
- Familiarity with Distributed Systems and Infrastructure (using a Cloud provider such as AWS/GCP or Azure) is a great advantage
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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 for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays.
Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others.
To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.
The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York and Washington.
$220,700—$324,500 USD
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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering 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.
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. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
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