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DoorDash Engineering

A sneak peek into what Engineering is like at DoorDash

Join us to help address some of the most pressing concerns for millions of our partner merchants, consumers, and dashers worldwide.

Our team is growing by leaps and bounds – and this is your chance to be at the center of it all. Not only will you work with fun-loving people, you’ll be part of a supportive company culture that provides the training you need to succeed.

Engineering Overview


The Engineering team at DoorDash 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. We pride ourselves in cultivating a customer-focused culture that drives relentless progress and fast innovation at every level.


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


Our Engineering Structure

Consumer Experience

Owns all applications a customer would use and the back-end services that power them. Powers the shopping cart, pricing, and order processing systems.

Dasher Experience

Oversees all things as it relates to the logistics engine and focuses on the execution of deliveries, including the logistics "brain" that routes Dashers.

Merchant Experience

Leads the platform to empower businesses to connect with consumers.

Product Engineering

Owns customer-facing applications for all sides of the marketplace; some sub-teams include Marketplace, Merchant, Consumer, Logistics, Operational Excellence, New Verticals, Money, and Platform & Enterprise.

Infrastructure, Data Science, and Security

Infrastructure: Manages the engineering platform on top of the AWS Cloud ecosystem.

Data Platform: Oversees the “Big Data” tech stack required for DoorDash’s large volume of data.

Security: Develops robust application security best practices for the security of users.

We’re hiring across the U.S. & Canada!

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

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.

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University Careers 

If you are a current student, learn more about Engineering opportunities for you.

Virtual Interview Process

Recruiter Phone Screen

In the first step of the process, you will speak with our recruitment team in a 30-minute call about what you’ve worked on, level expectations, and other key factors. During this time, you’ll also learn about DoorDash and our interview process.

Round 1: Coding Technical Phone Screen

For most positions, you will engage in a 60-minute coding session with a DoorDash software engineer to share your thought processes throughout.

Click the links below to learn more about how to prepare for technical phone screen interviews.
Management
iOS
Web
Backend
Android

Round 2: Virtual Onsite Interview

Dependent on your level of experience, you will work through coding, systems design, and behavioral questions.

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.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

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

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. 

Click each logo below to learn more about our ERGs.

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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.

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