Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process included a phone screen with a recruiter, two days of technical interviews, and an interview with a manager.
The phone screen lasted about 15 minutes and was fairly casual.
For the technical interviews:
- On the first day, I had two 45-minute interviews.
- On the second day, I had one 45-minute technical interview and a 45-minute interview with a software engineering manager.
Questions
I was to describe one of my past projects and discuss the pros and cons of that project.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the DoorDash Software Engineer New Grad role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
DoorDash's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for DoorDash's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in San Francisco, California.
DoorDash Work Experiences
- 3.0Software intern experienceSoftware Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 16, 2024Pros: - Good work-life balance as an intern. - Good events.Cons: - Boring project. - Bad work-life balance for full-time.
- 4.0Good leadership and good benefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 5, 2024Pros: Leadership is very pragmatic. Managers also care a lot about career growth.Cons: Sometimes work-life balance is not as valued.
- 2.0Worst parts of big techSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 10, 2024Pros: Decent compensation. Tony Xu does a good job of keeping Wall Street bullish on the company, and is a clever guy.Cons: I left before the layoffs of 2022, so I have no idea what company culture is like now. I would not describe the teams I worked with as collaborative.
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