Front End Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
This was probably one of the worst hiring processes I've ever been through in my approximately 10 years as an engineer.
I was sent a non-trivial take-home assignment to build a messaging app. After a video call to go over my code for the app, the onsite consisted of:
- A very contrived system design round
- An "engineering values" round
- Adding a feature to the take-home assignment
All interviewers' time in the industry could be better measured in months, not years.
The last interview of the day was canceled. They mentioned they wanted to find a time to do it via video conference at my convenience. Instead of responding to my attempts to schedule it in the following days, there was radio silence until the DoorDash recruiter had no issue finding a time to let me know about a rejection.
I guess one of their "engineering values" doesn't include respecting candidates' time. 🤷♂️
Questions
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
DoorDash's interview process for their Front End Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for DoorDash's Front End Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
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