I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at DoorDash (New York, NY) in Aug 2025
Interview
After applying, I was scheduled for an HR phone screening. I was immediately sent a take-home case study with a large dataset and given 48 hours to clean, analyze, and submit a written report with recommendations. There were also a few supplemental SQL questions.
I then did two rounds of interviews, which had a mix of case and behavioral questions. After completing my final round, I heard nothing for several daysand then received a generic automated rejection email with no feedback. Given the amount of time and effort required for the case study and interviews, I was a bit disappointed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why DoorDash? Tell me about a time you had to be scrappy? Some case questions about growth strategy/market expansion
The recruiter call was only about 10 minutes and then they send you a take-home assignment that has to be completed within 2 days. The frustrating part is you don’t even get the opportunity to present or explain your work. It feels like you either automatically move on or get auto-rejected based on a deck submission alone.
I spent over 10 hours analyzing the dataset, building recommendations backed by the data, and putting together a thoughtful presentation, only to receive a rejection with no feedback.
The process honestly feels unclear because nobody really explains what they are actually looking for. For the amount of work required, it didn’t feel worth the time investment.
It’s frustrating because these assignments can take a huge amount of unpaid work, and from the candidate side it can feel like your analysis either gets instantly discarded or your ideas are simply taken without any discussion.
Also, a lot of this type of analytics and recommendation work is already starting to be heavily impacted by AI. It’s hard to justify investing this much unpaid effort into a role when companies are actively looking for ways to automate and reduce these positions over time.
If a company treats candidates this way during recruitment, it doesn’t exactly make you excited about potentially working there either.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL experience
Why DoorDash
Tell me about yourself
Great interview process that moved fast. I had a call with the hiring manager followed by a take home assessment and a few chats with people on the team. Everyone was super friendly and I'm so excited to work here!
three rounds. One is on behavior, and the other is more like a case. Then the last one is with the director and/or manager, depending on the team. More of asking to see if they want you