Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
April 11, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Had 3 rounds of interview. Got a hard LC question in the first round and 2 medium LC questions in second. Finally had an engineering values interview. All of it happened in one day.
Questions
Couple of Binary Search questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 43 interview experiences for the DoorDash Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
21%
Pass Rate
DoorDash's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive47%
Neutral21%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having good feelings for DoorDash's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
DoorDash Work Experiences
4.0
Fast-paced, High-impact, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 19, 2025
Pros: Fast-paced and metrics-driven
Cons: Opportunities for impact, but long hours
5.0
Good company with good technology
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 29, 2023
Pros: A very good team with good management.
Cons: Work hours are long, and assignments can be boring.
3.0
DoorDash, another SF tech company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 28, 2017
Pros: Some opportunities for career growth if you are willing to sacrifice work/life balance.
Great snacks/perks.
Currently scaling very quickly, which can be exciting.
Majority of employees in HQ are young and friendly.
Cons: Company culture can be overly aggressive.
Lots of widespread communication issues.
Not many senior women, particularly in engineering.
The eng team is always sprinting, leading to lots of tech debt.
A lot of the eng managers are very junior and were promoted for technical abilities rather than people management skills.
Top-level management is very reactive.
- 4.0Fast-paced, High-impact, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2025Pros: Fast-paced and metrics-drivenCons: Opportunities for impact, but long hours
- 5.0Good company with good technologySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 29, 2023Pros: A very good team with good management.Cons: Work hours are long, and assignments can be boring.
- 3.0DoorDash, another SF tech companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 28, 2017Pros: Some opportunities for career growth if you are willing to sacrifice work/life balance. Great snacks/perks. Currently scaling very quickly, which can be exciting. Majority of employees in HQ are young and friendly.Cons: Company culture can be overly aggressive. Lots of widespread communication issues. Not many senior women, particularly in engineering. The eng team is always sprinting, leading to lots of tech debt. A lot of the eng managers are very junior and were promoted for technical abilities rather than people management skills. Top-level management is very reactive.
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