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DoorDashSoftware Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
- 2+ yrs
- Sunnyvale, CA +4
- Full-time
- Strong sponsor
- Work now, H-1B lottery later
Application Strategy
Verdict, route, dates and the questions to ask.
Apply nowApply directly for DoorDash backend engineering
Why
Your delivery-matching service, microservices migration and on-call experience closely match this role. DoorDash has 3,141 H-1B LCA filings at a 99.7% certification rate, with 295 Software Engineering certifications in FY2025, making a direct application reasonable while you confirm its plans for your later filing.- Your route
- Work now, H-1B lottery later
- Software Engineering here
- 295 filings, FY2025Strong sponsor
- 1Start on OPTNowup to 12 months; a STEM degree can add 24 months with an E-Verify employer and Form I-983
- 2Unemployment limit: 90 daysOngoing150 with STEM OPT
- 3H-1B cap registrationMarch 2027 (exact dates not yet announced)
- 4Cap-gap can keep F-1 status, and OPT work if on OPT when the petition is filed, until the start dateBetween filing and start
- 5Earliest H-1B start date1 October 2027
Your situation
- You
- I am a student or graduate in the US on F-1On OPT or STEM OPT. You can work now; the question is what happens when it ends.
- Ask the employer
- Hire you now on OPT, and to commit to registering you in the H-1B cap lottery before your authorisation runs out
- Hardest part
- You can start immediately, which is your advantage
Steps6
- Before applyingTailor your resume's opening bullets to delivery matching, the routing migration and on-call resultsToday
- ApplyApply through DoorDash's careers site for Software Engineer, BackendToday
- After applyingSend a personal LinkedIn message to a DoorDash Product backend engineer you identifyDays 1 to 3
- InterviewTell the recruiter you have STEM OPT through June 2027 and ask about E-Verify, Form I-983 and March 2027 H-1B registrationRecruiter screen
- Walk through your dispatch service's latency, scale and operational trade-offsTechnical interviews
- OfferAsk the recruiter to connect you with DoorDash's immigration counsel about the June-to-October 2027 timingBefore accepting
Fit and gaps4 matches · 2 gaps
Matches
- Build and run large-scale services for a delivery marketplaceYou built a Go service matching 1.2M deliveries a week and have been on-call for six services.
- Transition a monolith to microservicesYou split order routing from a Django monolith into four gRPC and REST services.
- Improve performance, reliability and scalabilityYour Redis work reduced peak Postgres CPU from 78% to 41%; your runbooks and alerts reduced recovery time from 52 to 19 minutes.
- Use AI coding tools across developmentYou use Cursor and Claude Code for design documents, tests and refactors, and created an AI-generated-code review checklist.
Gaps
- Define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product areaDescribe the architectural decisions you made during the routing migration, without claiming ownership of an entire product area's stack.
- Use AI coding tools when monitoring softwareDiscuss your Datadog monitoring separately; your resume does not show AI-tool use for monitoring.
Sponsorship2 high risks
The record
- DoorDash has 3,141 H-1B LCA filings and a 99.7% certification rate
Lead with
- Go dispatch matching at 1.2M deliveries a week
- Django-to-microservices routing migration
- On-call ownership and measurable recovery-time improvement
- Redis and Postgres performance work
- Cursor and Claude Code use with an AI-code review checklist
What to ask
- At the recruiter screen, state that you can work on STEM OPT through June 2027 and will need an employer filing later
- Confirm DoorDash's E-Verify enrollment and its process for completing a new Form I-983
- Ask whether DoorDash will register you in March 2027; exact registration dates have not been announced
- Ask DoorDash's immigration counsel whether a timely filed, selected change-of-status petition could bridge your June 2027 OPT end date to an October 2027 start
Risks
- Your STEM OPT ends in June 2027, before the earliest October 2027 H-1B startHave DoorDash's immigration counsel assess the timing and any cap-gap requirements before you rely on a bridge.High
- DoorDash's filing history does not guarantee it will register you or that a registration will be selectedGet the team's registration plan from the recruiter and keep other options open.High
- The posting spans Product and Product Platform teams, so your application may not reach the closest matchLead with dispatch matching and merchant webhooks, then tell the recruiter which work best fits your experience.Medium
Employer record3,141 H-1B filings
3,141H-1B filings99.7% certified
844Green-card filingsPERM
$154k–$205kOffered wageAll roles, 25th–75th pct
This role, by fiscal yearSoftware Engineering
H-1B filings by yearAll roles
Where they file
- San FranciscoThis job's city1,373
- SeattleThis job's city572
- New YorkThis job's city484
- SunnyvaleThis job's city215
- Mountain View88
Pay, other employers, green card
PayOffered wage
- All roles here
- $154k–$205k25th–75th percentile
- This role
- Not loaded yet
How they fileAll roles here
- New hires vs. transfers
- Not loaded yet
- DoorDash has 3,141 H-1B LCA filings across all roles, with 99.7% certified
- Its 844 PERM filings cover all roles, not specifically backend engineering
Decision points
- Is DoorDash enrolled in E-Verify and able to complete a new Form I-983?
- Will DoorDash register you for the March 2027 H-1B cap?
- What is the pay range for this backend role and location?
Other employers hiring
- No other employer cleared the good/strong bar for this role in the last 21 days
Stronger roles here
- Senior Software Engineer, Build Systems & CIStrong sponsor · 295 certified last year
- Manager, Data ScienceStrong sponsor · 33 certified last year
- Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure - Generative AIStrong sponsor · 26 certified last year
Green-card runwayPERM filings
- This role
- Not loaded yet
- DoorDash has 844 PERM filings across all roles, but role-level data is pending, so its record does not establish a green-card path or timeline for this role
Your clock
- Posted
- Sep 28
- Last seen live
- Sep 29
- Your permission to work ends
- Jun 2027
How the rules work, not legal advice.
DoorDashSoftware Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
- 2+ yrs
- Sunnyvale, CA +4
- Full-time
- Strong sponsor
- Work now, H-1B lottery later
Application Strategy
Verdict, route, dates and the questions to ask.
Apply nowApply directly for DoorDash backend engineering
Why
Your delivery-matching service, microservices migration and on-call experience closely match this role. DoorDash has 3,141 H-1B LCA filings at a 99.7% certification rate, with 295 Software Engineering certifications in FY2025, making a direct application reasonable while you confirm its plans for your later filing.- Your route
- Work now, H-1B lottery later
- Software Engineering here
- 295 filings, FY2025Strong sponsor
- 1Start on OPTNowup to 12 months; a STEM degree can add 24 months with an E-Verify employer and Form I-983
- 2Unemployment limit: 90 daysOngoing150 with STEM OPT
- 3H-1B cap registrationMarch 2027 (exact dates not yet announced)
- 4Cap-gap can keep F-1 status, and OPT work if on OPT when the petition is filed, until the start dateBetween filing and start
- 5Earliest H-1B start date1 October 2027
Your situation
- You
- I am a student or graduate in the US on F-1On OPT or STEM OPT. You can work now; the question is what happens when it ends.
- Ask the employer
- Hire you now on OPT, and to commit to registering you in the H-1B cap lottery before your authorisation runs out
- Hardest part
- You can start immediately, which is your advantage
Steps6
- Before applyingTailor your resume's opening bullets to delivery matching, the routing migration and on-call resultsToday
- ApplyApply through DoorDash's careers site for Software Engineer, BackendToday
- After applyingSend a personal LinkedIn message to a DoorDash Product backend engineer you identifyDays 1 to 3
- InterviewTell the recruiter you have STEM OPT through June 2027 and ask about E-Verify, Form I-983 and March 2027 H-1B registrationRecruiter screen
- Walk through your dispatch service's latency, scale and operational trade-offsTechnical interviews
- OfferAsk the recruiter to connect you with DoorDash's immigration counsel about the June-to-October 2027 timingBefore accepting
Fit and gaps4 matches · 2 gaps
Matches
- Build and run large-scale services for a delivery marketplaceYou built a Go service matching 1.2M deliveries a week and have been on-call for six services.
- Transition a monolith to microservicesYou split order routing from a Django monolith into four gRPC and REST services.
- Improve performance, reliability and scalabilityYour Redis work reduced peak Postgres CPU from 78% to 41%; your runbooks and alerts reduced recovery time from 52 to 19 minutes.
- Use AI coding tools across developmentYou use Cursor and Claude Code for design documents, tests and refactors, and created an AI-generated-code review checklist.
Gaps
- Define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product areaDescribe the architectural decisions you made during the routing migration, without claiming ownership of an entire product area's stack.
- Use AI coding tools when monitoring softwareDiscuss your Datadog monitoring separately; your resume does not show AI-tool use for monitoring.
Sponsorship2 high risks
The record
- DoorDash has 3,141 H-1B LCA filings and a 99.7% certification rate
Lead with
- Go dispatch matching at 1.2M deliveries a week
- Django-to-microservices routing migration
- On-call ownership and measurable recovery-time improvement
- Redis and Postgres performance work
- Cursor and Claude Code use with an AI-code review checklist
What to ask
- At the recruiter screen, state that you can work on STEM OPT through June 2027 and will need an employer filing later
- Confirm DoorDash's E-Verify enrollment and its process for completing a new Form I-983
- Ask whether DoorDash will register you in March 2027; exact registration dates have not been announced
- Ask DoorDash's immigration counsel whether a timely filed, selected change-of-status petition could bridge your June 2027 OPT end date to an October 2027 start
Risks
- Your STEM OPT ends in June 2027, before the earliest October 2027 H-1B startHave DoorDash's immigration counsel assess the timing and any cap-gap requirements before you rely on a bridge.High
- DoorDash's filing history does not guarantee it will register you or that a registration will be selectedGet the team's registration plan from the recruiter and keep other options open.High
- The posting spans Product and Product Platform teams, so your application may not reach the closest matchLead with dispatch matching and merchant webhooks, then tell the recruiter which work best fits your experience.Medium
Employer record3,141 H-1B filings
3,141H-1B filings99.7% certified
844Green-card filingsPERM
$154k–$205kOffered wageAll roles, 25th–75th pct
This role, by fiscal yearSoftware Engineering
H-1B filings by yearAll roles
Where they file
- San FranciscoThis job's city1,373
- SeattleThis job's city572
- New YorkThis job's city484
- SunnyvaleThis job's city215
- Mountain View88
Pay, other employers, green card
PayOffered wage
- All roles here
- $154k–$205k25th–75th percentile
- This role
- Not loaded yet
How they fileAll roles here
- New hires vs. transfers
- Not loaded yet
- DoorDash has 3,141 H-1B LCA filings across all roles, with 99.7% certified
- Its 844 PERM filings cover all roles, not specifically backend engineering
Decision points
- Is DoorDash enrolled in E-Verify and able to complete a new Form I-983?
- Will DoorDash register you for the March 2027 H-1B cap?
- What is the pay range for this backend role and location?
Other employers hiring
- No other employer cleared the good/strong bar for this role in the last 21 days
Stronger roles here
- Senior Software Engineer, Build Systems & CIStrong sponsor · 295 certified last year
- Manager, Data ScienceStrong sponsor · 33 certified last year
- Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure - Generative AIStrong sponsor · 26 certified last year
Green-card runwayPERM filings
- This role
- Not loaded yet
- DoorDash has 844 PERM filings across all roles, but role-level data is pending, so its record does not establish a green-card path or timeline for this role
Your clock
- Posted
- Sep 28
- Last seen live
- Sep 29
- Your permission to work ends
- Jun 2027
How the rules work, not legal advice.
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