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Backend General Functional Core, Imperative Shell – Using Structured Concurrency to Write Maintainable gRPC Endpoints in Kotlin

In this post, we will show how we write gRPC endpoints using the functional-core, imperative-shell pattern in Kotlin

James Lamine

16 Minute Read

Backend General

Augmenting Google Maps to Power Local Commerce Delivery

Google maps is a leading mapping platform but some of their features are not ideal for delivery and require augmentation. Learn what we did

Aniket Patil 13 Minute Read

Data General

Building a Source of Truth for an Inventory with Disparate Data Sources

Learn how DoorDash crowdsources data from a variety of sources to help predict realtime inventory for our new connivence and grocery product

Anubhav Kushwaha 9 Minute Read

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DoorDash becomes a sponsor of Hack the Planet Scholarship

DoorDash is very excited to be sponsoring two additional engineers for the Hack the Planet Scholarship and help grow tech diversity

Matt Ranney 3 Minute Read

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DoorDash’s May 12th Outage

Learn more about what triggered the DoorDash May12th outage

Ryan Sokol 9 Minute Read

Culture General

6 questions with DoorDash’s New VP of Engineering, Liangxiao Zhu

We’re thrilled to welcome Liangxiao, our first VP of Engineering, to DoorDash!

DoorDash 5 Minute Read

Backend General

How to leverage functional programming in Kotlin to write better, cleaner code

Is functional programming a good paradigm to use for Kotlin development? Read this guide for direct coding comparisons between FP and OOP

Jerry Liu 20 Minute Read

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Tackling technical challenges to build a global logistics platform

Expanding internationally requires overcoming several technical obstacles. Learn about all the challenges and how DoorDash is tackling them

Navid Zolghadr 14 Minute Read

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Pioneering DoorDash’s Platform Evolution in Pittsburgh

Learn about the platform evolution team DoorDash is building in our newest Engineering office in Pittsburgh PA

Brian Bailey 3 Minute Read

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Building Frictionless MFA to Protect Against Account Takeovers

Multi-factor authentication is key to preventing account takeovers, but must be used carefully in order to not disrupt the user experience

Qi Guo 8 Minute Read

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DoorDash 2021 Summer Intern Survey Post

DoorDash interns get experience that is not taught in any classroom. Learn about some of the projects they worked on this past summer.

Austin Kim 16 Minute Read

Culture General

6 Principles for Building a World Class TPM Team

Learn about the principles DoorDash used to build and run a high-functioning and impactful TPM organization.

Sophia Vicent 18 Minute Read

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From Monolith to Microservices: Reducing the Migration’s Pain Points

In this second article in our monolith to microservices series we talk about the benefits of the monolith we needed to replace or mitigate

Ivar Lazzaro 17 Minute Read