Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
October 1, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview was directly scheduled by the recruiter and it was a virtual technical round. The recruiter asked LeetCode-tagged questions.
The interviewer was not helpful at all. They were not interested.
Questions
LeetCode tagged questions from DoorDash
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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
5.0
Supportive, Transparent, Disorganized Docs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 15, 2021
Pros: Really collaborative, with lots of support from colleagues. Teams are very transparent.
Cons: Documentation is a bit disorganized.
3.0
Great Team, Terrible Work-life Balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 24, 2025
Pros: A lot of good people.
Cons: WLB is not good, I'm tired.
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.
- 5.0Supportive, Transparent, Disorganized DocsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 15, 2021Pros: Really collaborative, with lots of support from colleagues. Teams are very transparent.Cons: Documentation is a bit disorganized.
- 3.0Great Team, Terrible Work-life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 24, 2025Pros: A lot of good people.Cons: WLB is not good, I'm tired.
- 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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