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DoorDash USA

Embedded Software Engineer - Labs, DoorDash Air

San Francisco, CAFrom $235kmidAdded 2 days ago

About this role

DoorDash Labs seeks a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead firmware development for ARM-based microcontroller platforms powering robotics products. You'll own the complete lifecycle from board bring-up through validation, developing low-level firmware for motion control, sensors, communications, and safety-critical systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead firmware bring-up and integration for new ARM Cortex-M embedded platforms
  • Develop bare-metal and RTOS-based applications for robotic subsystems including motor control and telemetry
  • Write and maintain production-quality C/C++ code with strong documentation standards
  • Collaborate with electrical engineering on hardware bring-up, schematic review, and board-level debugging
  • Ensure firmware safety, reliability, and robustness across systems
  • Drive system validation and lead low-level debugging efforts

What they're looking for

  • Bare-metal ARM microcontroller programming
  • C/C++ embedded firmware development
  • Hardware bring-up and board-level debugging
  • Digital electronics and embedded peripherals (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN)
  • RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr preferred)
  • Motor control and power systems knowledge
  • Safety-critical systems design
  • Schematic reading and hardware collaboration
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DoorDash USA

DoorDash USA is building autonomous delivery systems including drones and robots, along with internal infrastructure platforms to support large-scale operations. The company is hiring robotics engineers, autonomous systems specialists, infrastructure engineers, and platform software engineers to develop flight control systems, mapping and localization capabilities, and distributed computing platforms.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through your experience bringing up a new embedded platform from scratch—what were the biggest challenges and how did you overcome them?
  • Describe a time you debugged a subtle hardware-firmware integration issue. How did you approach it and what tools did you use?
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