Job brief: Operations Research Scientist

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• Listed on DoorDash's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-07 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address DoorDash's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $130,600 to $192,000 an hour
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CA
• Posted: 2026-03-25 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• 2+ years of post-graduate research or industry experience in solving complex optimization problems using mathematical programming or metaheuristics
• Must be comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining app…

Conditions

• You will be reporting to an Operations Research manager and this will be a hybrid role.
• DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among oth…

Main duties

• Design and implement new algorithm components within our production dispatching system to meet emerging requirements
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, product managers, business operators, and more to develop cross-cutting and scalable solutions to guide value fo…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across DoorDash's 438 open listings, 49% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How DoorDash hires

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