Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
August 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I was selected for the phone interview. It was an hour long and they asked me to solve one algorithm question.
The initial five minutes were spent discussing my background and what I currently work on.
Questions
Solve to compare two n-ary trees.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the DoorDash Senior Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
DoorDash's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for DoorDash's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
DoorDash Work Experiences
1.0
Incompetent and Untrustworthy Management
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 26, 2024
Pros: DoorDash is a very diverse workplace.
Cons: 1) Management is incompetent.
2) The environment is very chaotic, as many have noted.
3) Management has a very high turnover rate.
4) Teams are reorganized frequently.
5) The whole of the company has only about 3 or 4 PMs.
6) They promote an image of helping engineers work toward goals, but they can and have fired strong engineers for no good reason. I've seen it happen multiple times before it happened to me.
4.0
All is good, except work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 31, 2024
Pros: - Smart and helpful coworkers
- High learning curve
- Great TC
- Strong leadership (executive) team
Cons: - On-call can be tough.
- Bad work-life balance across all teams.
- Some middle managers do not have much experience.
2.0
Not worth it. Senior leadership and everyone in between is scrambling at every turn
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
April 6, 2025
Pros: The tech stack is interesting. They use more modern technologies and languages. The best thing here is that they provide a fairly reasonable compensation package that always feels fair.
Cons: Managers are hit or miss. The organization I worked for was super hectic with a lack of communication, standardized processes, or clear goals/vision. Each meeting with my skip level had different goals that never matched the goals that the team had decided to follow. The processes also always worked against engineers, and you were left relying on goodwill. Timelines were always decided by product managers instead of engineers.
- 1.0Incompetent and Untrustworthy ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2024Pros: DoorDash is a very diverse workplace.Cons: 1) Management is incompetent. 2) The environment is very chaotic, as many have noted. 3) Management has a very high turnover rate. 4) Teams are reorganized frequently. 5) The whole of the company has only about 3 or 4 PMs. 6) They promote an image of helping engineers work toward goals, but they can and have fired strong engineers for no good reason. I've seen it happen multiple times before it happened to me.
- 4.0All is good, except work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 31, 2024Pros: - Smart and helpful coworkers - High learning curve - Great TC - Strong leadership (executive) teamCons: - On-call can be tough. - Bad work-life balance across all teams. - Some middle managers do not have much experience.
- 2.0Not worth it. Senior leadership and everyone in between is scrambling at every turnSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeApril 6, 2025Pros: The tech stack is interesting. They use more modern technologies and languages. The best thing here is that they provide a fairly reasonable compensation package that always feels fair.Cons: Managers are hit or miss. The organization I worked for was super hectic with a lack of communication, standardized processes, or clear goals/vision. Each meeting with my skip level had different goals that never matched the goals that the team had decided to follow. The processes also always worked against engineers, and you were left relying on goodwill. Timelines were always decided by product managers instead of engineers.
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