How We Hire

DoorDash Engineering

A guide to help you prepare for your interview

There’s never been a more exciting time to join DoorDash.

When you join us, you become part of a high-performing team that takes pride in our work, pushes you to be better, and becomes the benchmark for all future teams you work with. Working at DoorDash is an exhilarating ride that will always be engaging. You’ll have the opportunity to blaze a new path for industry-defining work, and the satisfaction of achieving goals you set for yourself. Come build with us at a place that will define your career and help you grow beyond what you thought possible.

Engineering Overview

Our team collaborates at the highest level and leverages the newest technologies to solve complex, real-world problems. Our engineers propel exponential growth, focus on improvements, and drive the customer experience through every platform and product we build.

As part of our team, you’ll be part of a customer-focused culture that drives relentless progress and fast innovation at every level. This is your chance to help build and expand our local commerce logistics platform – and so much more.

Our Engineering Team's Pillars

customer obsession

Improving the customer experience through every product we build and feature we ship

velocity At Scale

Maintaining high quality, reliability, and integrity with rigorous execution

pragmatic solutions

Propelling unprecedented and sustainable global business growth by leveraging cutting edge technologies

Impact driven culture

Solving complex real-world problems with diverse teams of helpful, humble people

Dhruv Upadhyay

Software Engineer

“One of the best aspects about our engineering culture is the freedom we’re given. Software engineers are given full ownership of the features we work on, coming up with implementation plans and suggesting modifications to the overall feature during meetings with product managers and designers.”

William Ma

Software Engineer

“The features we built in other companies were much smaller in scope than the things I’ve done here. Here, you get a better understanding of how the system works, how to improve processes, and you gain huge learning opportunities.”

Dawn Lu

Data Scientist, Machine Learning

“DoorDash has been the professional adventure of a lifetime for me. I joined as the second data scientist at the company and I’ve grown tremendously in the time since I joined. I’ve had opportunities to work on impactful projects while deepening my technical expertise. I’m very grateful for all the people I’ve met here, and the problems I’ve been able to work on.”

Jovin Mwilanga

Software Engineer

“At DoorDash, I've worked on projects critical to the company's day-to-day operations. On our team, our primary mission is to fight and prevent fraud on consumer, dasher, and merchant levels. Preventing fraud can mean that a customer has their information protected, a dasher has their earnings going to the right places, and a small business continues to grow and serve its community. So it is fulfilling when the code I write goes a long way to help make our mission a reality.”

We’re Hiring Across The U.S., Canada, and Remote!

Nothing we do is one-size-fits-all – and the way we work is no different. We know that teams have unique needs depending on the nature of work, location of team members, and overall dynamic. That’s why at DoorDash, each team has the freedom to decide how they interact and achieve their goals.

  • Austin
  • Chicago
  • Los Angeles
  • Mountain View
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Toronto
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Interview Process

Recruiter Screen

In the first step in the interview process, you’ll speak with our team in a 30-minute call about what you’ve worked on, level expectations, and you’ll hear about DoorDash and our interview process.

Coding Technical Phone Screen

For most roles, you’ll work on a 1-hour coding session with a DoorDash software engineer, guiding our engineer throughout the call on your thought process each step of the way.

Click the links below to learn more about how to prepare for technical phone screen interviews.

Onsite Interview

Depending on your level of experience, in the onsite phase of our interview process, you’ll work through coding, design and domain knowledge, and you’ll be asked behavioral style questions.

What to expect when you join the team

Upon starting here, you’ll receive a broad introduction to our organization, technologies, and tools. You’ll also be introduced to back end, mobile, and web development basics at DoorDash, setting you up for success and opening doors for future career growth.

Our Values In Action

Our values guide the way we work, inform everything we do, and make us unapologetically DoorDash.

Be An Owner

No problem is too big, too small or outside of our scope. We all jump in and help.

dream big, start small

We take small ideas and help them grow, using data and rigorous testing.

choose optimism,
and have a plan

Positive thinking brings people along and helps us achieve ambitious, often unreasonable goals. We choose optimism, especially when things are tough.

bias for action

In a fast-paced world, the only way to predict the future is to invent it. We launch solutions quickly, test them and make changes as needed because growth compounds.

operate at the lowest level of detail

We aspire to know the lowest level of detail so we can make progress on the things that are critical to our business and our Consumers.

and, not either/or

We’re not satisfied picking between options or sacrificing one thing for another, rather we engineer a way to do both.

Truth Seek

We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. We use data and common sense to solve problems.

1% better every day

Our goal isn’t perfection; it’s constant and never-ending improvement. We look for opportunity, share feedback and celebrate a growth mindset.

customer-obsessed, not competitor focused

We focus on our Consumers and our performance, staying connected to the people we serve and learning from them every day.

make room at the table

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more diverse and inclusive community. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has the tools, resources and opportunity to thrive.

think outside the room

We strive to be as inclusive as possible and consider those who may not be in the room when making decisions.

one team, one fight

We’re in this together, and both success and failure are shared. We are intentional about creating a high-accountability, no-blame culture.

Life @DoorDash

DoorDash is a dynamic, fast-paced workplace where you’ll build beyond what you thought possible alongside an ambitious and humble team. Our success as a company is firmly rooted in our inclusive culture and in advancing diversity throughout DoorDash to ensure we reflect the global audiences we serve.

Our Values in Action

Our values guide the way we work, inform everything we do, and make us unapologetically DoorDash.

Be an owner

No problem is too big, too small or outside of our scope. We all jump in and help.

Dream big, start small

We take small ideas and help them grow using data and rigorous testing. We show evidence of progress and then

Choose optimism,
and have a plan

Positive thinking brings people along and helps us achieve ambitious, often unreasonable goals. We choose optimism, especially when things are tough.

We are doers.

We act with urgency in order to test ideas and innovate quickly.

Bias for action

In a fast-paced world, the only way to predict the future is to invent it. We launch solutions quickly, test them and make changes as needed because growth compounds.

Operate at the lowest level of detail

We aspire to know the lowest level of detail so we can make progress on the things that are critical to our business and our Consumers.

And, not either/oR

We’re not satisfied picking between options or sacrificing one thing for another. We don’t get sucked into false dichotomies and instead, we engineer a way to do both.

We are learners.

We constantly ask questions and rethink our assumptions.

Truth seek

We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. We use data and common sense to solve problems.

1% better every day

Our goal isn’t perfection; it’s constant and never-ending improvement. We look for opportunity, share feedback and celebrate a growth-mindset.

Customer-obsessed, not competitor focused

We focus on our Consumers and our performance. We stay connected to the people we serve and learn from them every day.

We are one team.

We need each and every voice to achieve our ambitious goals.

Make room at the table

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more diverse and inclusive community. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has the tools, resources and opportunity to thrive.

Think outside the room

We strive to be as inclusive as possible and consider those who may not be in the room when making decisions.

One team, one fight

We’re in this together, and both success and failure are shared. We are intentional about creating a high-accountability, no-blame culture.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

To help empower equal outcomes and “make room at the table” for everyone to participate, we have company-wide strategies and a holistic action plan in motion as we build a workforce reflective of our communities, our customers, and our values. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, but our work is never done. By 2025, our goal is to increase representation for underrepresented groups at every level – from technical roles to senior leadership.

Check out our inaugural 2021 DEI report, which gives you a glimpse of this journey and highlights our focus areas and opportunities to get 1% better every day.

Learning & Development Opportunities

One of the biggest ways to succeed here is to create opportunity, seek feedback, and keep a growth mindset. That’s why we actively define career paths and role expectations to help you carve your own way. We strive to ensure you have the tools you need to reach your highest career goals by cultivating learning and development programs through an initiative we call DoorDash University, which provides learning solutions that are inclusive, experiential, and have a direct impact on accelerating business results.

accelerating Managers Program (AMP)

Equips managers to succeed, effectively lead, and accelerate the performance of teams.

General Managers Accelerator (GMA)

Puts high-performing operators on the fast track to becoming a General Manager at DoorDash.

Operating playbook program (oPP)

Builds the fundamental skills needed to succeed, regardless of your team, title, or seniority.

Belonging

When everyone feels welcomed, supported, and valued, we’re able to achieve more than we ever thought possible.

Employee Resource Groups

One of the ways we’re fostering a greater sense of belonging is through our employee resource groups (ERGs). They provide opportunities for us to connect and learn from one another, plus help us transform the way we think. 

Here’s a look at some of the groups you can join: 

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