Quality Assurance & Verification Lead - Autonomy & Robotics

DoorDash

San Francisco, CA

Full Time

Senior

231k-340k

11 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash working on building autonomous delivery robots and automation solutions as part of DoorDash's core delivery platform. The role involves ensuring the safety and quality of robotic software, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leading a quality assurance and verification team for robotics development.

Key Responsibilities

Play an integral role on a focused and talented team.
Lay the technical groundwork to ensure the quality of the software that drives a highly autonomous robot.
Collaborate with technical domain experts in Autonomy (e.g., Perception, Prediction, Planning), and Safety to solve cross-functional quality assurance challenges.
Grow the team as necessary to meet DoorDash lab's quality assurance needs.
Work with multiple stakeholders including Product, Autonomy Software Engineering, and Operations to ensure software exhibits safe behavior and provides a good customer experience.
Make individual contributions as well as lead and grow a team focused on quality assurance challenges.

Requirements

B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science, Robotics or related technical field.
6+ years of industry experience working within the AV, Robotics, embedded systems or equivalent industry.
Experience with C/C++ or Python.
Experience designing verification campaigns that effectively assess the performance and functionality of highly autonomous robots.
Experience with requirements engineering and requirements driven development.
Experience defining and then implementing software release processes.
Experience managing a team.

Nice to Have

Experience with autonomous vehicle or robotics software development.
Knowledge of safety standards and verification methodologies for autonomous systems.

Qualifications

Formal educational background in Computer Science, Robotics, or related fields (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD).

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary within the range of $231,200-$340,000 USD, based on skills, experience, and location.
Opportunities for equity grants.
Comprehensive benefits including 401(k) with employer matching, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid parental leave (16 weeks), paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
Wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, disability and life insurance, family-forming assistance, mental health programs.

Working at DoorDash

DoorDash is committed to supporting employees' happiness, health, and overall well-being through comprehensive benefits and perks. The company values diversity and inclusion, actively cultivating diverse teams from all backgrounds and experiences. DoorDash strives to create an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to excel, and it is dedicated to preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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