Staff Software Technical Program Manager - Autonomy & Robotics

Role Description

As an Autonomy software TPM at DoorDash Labs you will play a central role within the robotics team at DoorDash Labs as we scale and optimize last-mile deliveries using autonomy.

• Be part of an exciting effort to develop and manufacture an autonomous delivery robot.
• Work with our autonomy software teams to deliver meaningful, new autonomy features.
• Program manage and help lead development for our software stack within Perception, Planning, Localization, System Safety, Simulation and Remote Assistance.
• Drive completion of autonomy features from requirements or engineering concept to validated public roads driving.
• Work with leaders and engineers across Autonomy, Software, Product, QA, and Ops to plan, track, follow up and resolve issues.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of autonomy and autonomy feature validation strategies in simulation, closed course testing, and on public roads.
• 8+ years of industry experience working in engineering and/or program management.
• In-depth experience with the software development life cycle.
• Demonstrated success taking software products or features from concept to production.
• A track record of managing complex, cross-functional programs with significant ambiguity.
• The ability to operate from a deep technical level all the way up to providing comprehensive program status to executive leadership.
• A B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in STEM.
• Working experience with program management tools, such as:
• Jira
• Confluence
• Smartsheet/MS Project
• Google Workspace applications

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes:
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program
• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked, and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.