Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security

About the Role

DoorDash's Security Engineering team is looking for a Staff Security Engineer to lead threat modeling, hardening, and operation of security services within the Product and Cloud Security domains. This is a US or Canada remote position, reporting directly to the Manager of Security Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Threat model, design, harden, and operationalize Product and Cloud Security services and controls at DoorDash scale.
• Define, document, and implement security standards, guidelines, and procedures for automated security controls and remediation tools.
• Partner cross-functionally with Core Infrastructure, Product Engineering, Legal, Security teams, and Vendor Partners to embed secure design practices.
• Lead the technical direction and roadmap execution for your area of ownership.
• Maintain high Operational Excellence (OE) for services, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents.
• Manage the lifecycle of product and cloud security vulnerabilities, from identification to remediation and reporting.
• Influence and enable the secure and responsible adoption of LLMs and AI tools.
• Mentor and coach earlier career engineers.

Requirements

• 8+ years as a security engineer in product or infrastructure security.
• Deep hands-on AWS expertise (identity, IAM, SSO, infrastructure hardening). GCP experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in writing production-quality automation and tooling, with hands-on AI experimentation applied to cloud security problems.
• Proficiency in Python or Golang, and IaC tooling like Terraform.
• Experience driving foundational improvements to infrastructure security posture in large production environments, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, distributed systems security, and design analysis.
• Exceptional analytical, investigative, and root cause analysis abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for design docs and architecture reviews.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $193,800 - $285,000 USD.
• Opportunity for equity grants.
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with employer matching, 16 weeks paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off, and paid sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.

About DoorDash

DoorDash is a technology and logistics company empowering local economies. Their mission is to build the world's most trusted on-demand delivery engine. They are committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive.