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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 30, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at DoorDash (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2019

      Interview

      First phone round with recruiter. Usual phone screen. followed by tech screen online on codepad, easy question. and then onsite with 4 kids 2 coding rounds one design and one cultural fit.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1. Connect 4 game - refactoring 2. Build dependency tree for given inputs. 3. Design question 4. Cultural fit
      1 Answer
      2
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      DoorDash response
      6y
      Thank you so much for sharing your feedback - we are very sorry to hear that your interviewing experience with us did not meet expectations. We strive to utilize candidate reviews to learn and improve our candidate experience in the future. If you have specific details or feedback about your interactions with the hiring team that might help us grow, please don't hesitate to send to recruiting@doordash.com.

      Other Principal Software Engineer Interview Reviews for DoorDash

      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 1, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DoorDash

      Interview

      Had 5 rounds of interviews for Principal Software Engineer primarily focussed on architecture, design and leadership. Had 2 rounds of coding focussed on problem solving and critical thinking. Questions were on real problems faced by the Doordash engineering team which helped put into perspective what level of problems I could expect at what scale

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How will you build a recommendation system for someone who has newly become a Doordash customer. How will you quickly evolve the system to ensure its relevant to the customers
      Answer question

      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 3, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at DoorDash

      Interview

      Lengthy process Fair challenges but no feedback whatsoever on why you fail. Everyone looks like they hate their job and have no work life balance , not sure I would want to work there

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Technical screening challenge Coding session System design Leadership / team fit
      Answer question
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      DoorDash response
      4y
      Thank you very much for your feedback. We greatly appreciate your perspective on the DoorDash interview process. If you have any additional feedback please email recruiting@doordash.com.

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