Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
October 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
- Applied Online
Reached out to a recruiter, then they responded.
- Two Final Rounds
- Introduce yourself.
- They then ask behavioral questions.
- They give two LeetCode hard problems.
- They stated you can ask for clarification, which I did.
- They then read the prompt and told me what it said.
Questions
- Introduce yourself
- Behavioral questions
- LeetCode Hards (If you don't do LeetCode on a regular basis, get to it if you want that DoorDash SWE intern spot)
I couldn't even comprehend the prompt they were trying to ask me.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 25 interview experiences for the DoorDash Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
36%
Pass Rate
DoorDash's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive68%
Neutral24%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for DoorDash's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
DoorDash Work Experiences
5.0
Smart Team, Huge Tech Debt
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 10, 2019
Pros: Great future, very smart people.
Cons: Tech debt is huge, and we need a smooth transition.
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.
4.0
Good company with a lot of learning
Senior Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 27, 2025
Pros: 1. There is a good work-life balance.
2. Good work with good tooling and technology.
Cons: 1. Hard to climb up the ladder.
2. Sometimes feel less resources.
- 5.0Smart Team, Huge Tech DebtSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 10, 2019Pros: Great future, very smart people.Cons: Tech debt is huge, and we need a smooth transition.
- 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.
- 4.0Good company with a lot of learningSenior Data Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2025Pros: 1. There is a good work-life balance. 2. Good work with good tooling and technology.Cons: 1. Hard to climb up the ladder. 2. Sometimes feel less resources.
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