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Software Engineer, Planning & Controls - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air

DoorDash USA · San Francisco, CA
$199K - $292KOpen 130 daysEquityParental leaveC++

Software Engineer, Planning & Controls - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air is open at DoorDash USA in San Francisco, CA. The posting gives a salary of $199K - $292K. Posted on Jul 7, 2026, and still on DoorDash USA’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.

About the role

, you'll own and develop flight control, motion planning, and mission planning algorithms for robust, fault-tolerant drone delivery. This is a hands-on role: you will design controllers, implement them in C++ on embedded platforms, test them in flight, and iterate. You're excited about this opportunity because you will… Play an integral role on a small and focused team Develop and tune low-level flight control…

The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on DoorDash USA’s careers page.

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