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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
August 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Both the recruiter and interviewer were great. They were both positive, and for the technical round, it was a very hands-on interview experience. The entire process was also impressively fast, with a one-to-two-week turnaround from the first call.
Questions
Code design question on a CoderPad.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 38 interview experiences for the DoorDash Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
24%
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%
Neutral16%
Negative37%
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
Learning, But So Much Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 9, 2025
Pros: Flexible work life, lots of learning.
Cons: Lots of work to do, I would say.
2.0
Pay depends on Start Date
Cutthroat
Not a tech company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 7, 2025
Pros: Pay can be good based on when you joined. But a very average company at best.
Cons: Wouldn't really recommend. It's cutthroat. There are a lot of random projects to create scope. It's not tech-oriented. Not sure why so many people are working here.
- 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
- 5.0Learning, But So Much WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pros: Flexible work life, lots of learning.Cons: Lots of work to do, I would say.
- 2.0Pay depends on Start Date Cutthroat Not a tech companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 7, 2025Pros: Pay can be good based on when you joined. But a very average company at best.Cons: Wouldn't really recommend. It's cutthroat. There are a lot of random projects to create scope. It's not tech-oriented. Not sure why so many people are working here.
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