Software Engineer, Storage - Distributed Caching

The Distributed Caching team at DoorDash owns caching offerings including ElastiCache, Boulder (KVRocks-based key-value store), Entity Cache, and Distributed Lock Service. The role involves building and scaling these systems, improving cost efficiency, performance, and reliability. Responsibilities include owning high-leverage caching services, building Boulder, re-platforming Distributed Lock Service, contributing to smart caching clients, diagnosing production issues, and collaborating with Ta

6+ years experience designing and operating distributed stateful systems in production, with at least 2 years in caching or key-value storage at scale. Proficiency in Go or Java/Kotlin with deep expertise in concurrency and distributed systems. Hands-on experience with distributed caching technologies (Redis/Valkey, Memcached). Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals: consistency models, sharding, replication, consensus. Experience with capacity planning and cost discipline. Execution