Member of Technical Staff, Lead Researcher

The role

This researcher will set the research agenda and lead high-impact projects for the DoorDash AI Research organization. You will help build the team through recruiting and mentoring while partnering with product and operations teams to deploy research into real-world systems.

What you will do

• Set the research agenda for one or more areas of DoorDash AI Research
• Lead high-impact research projects end-to-end
• Interview, recruit, and mentor researchers, engineers, and fellows
• Shape the org's culture and operating model
• Partner across DoorDash with ML platform, product, and operations teams

Required qualifications

• Strong research track record with first-author publications at top ML venues or equivalent demonstrated output
• Experience leading ambitious research projects end-to-end
• Ability to identify which problems are worth working on
• Comfort working close to real systems and real data
• Excitement about hiring, agenda-setting, and culture-building
• Desire to ship frontier systems to production
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Track record of mentoring or developing other researchers

Nice to have

• PhD in a relevant field

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program
• Equity grants

Before you apply

• DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Gem to evaluate job related qualifications

About the company

DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery. Its mission is to empower local economies.