About the Team

DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We are working on building autonomous delivery robots from the ground-up and other automation solutions as part of DoorDash's core delivery platform. If you have a passion for ensuring the robotic solutions used by millions of people are secure, then we want to talk to you!

About the Role

We’re hiring a security engineering lead for our robotics development team. In this role, you’ll work with multiple stakeholders including Product, Engineering (hardware and software), and Operations to develop to ensure our robotics systems are secure. This is a lead role. You will be expected to make individual contributions as well as grow a team focused on tackling security challenges & opportunities.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Play an integral role on a focused & talented team.
• Lay the technical groundwork to ensure the security of a highly autonomous robot system.  
• Collaborate with technical domain experts in Hardware, Autonomy (e.g., Perception, Prediction, Planning), and Safety to solve cross-functional security challenges.
• Build a focused team to implement any necessary security features.  

We’re excited about you because…

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science, Robotics or related technical field
• 4+ years of industry experience working within the AV, Robotics, embedded systems or equivalent industry.
• Experience with C/C++ and Python.
• You have a strong understanding of cryptographic techniques and how they are applied in various problem domains (e.g., data protection, authentication, attestation, etc).
• You have a deep understanding of how system architecture interrelates with achievable security properties.
• You have experience with various exploit avoidance and mitigation techniques.
• You have experience with designing and implementing software deployment systems that leverage trusted-boot, code-signing, etc.
• Nice to haves include:
  • Experience implementing security features for robots or other complex embedded systems .
  • Experience building and leading technical teams.

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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. Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (i.e. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act).

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 the United States.$231,200—$340,000 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 consum