I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DoorDash in Jan 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me. After recruiter call, I have given phone screen. 1 hard LC based on backtracking. Ran out of time.
Interviewer was pretty helpful and gave me enough hints.
No response about interview outcome but I clearly knew I did not make it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Maximize calories when calories and dollar amounts were given
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DoorDash (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
Recruiter reached out on Linkedin, one coding round (Code Craft), then final round which consisted of Debugging, AI Code Craft (new interview format where you use prompt engineering skills to solve coding question), Behavioral w/ hiring manager, and System Design + Domain Knowledge. I got rejected before the System Design interview but they didn't inform me until the day after the interviewer didn't show up at the scheduled time. All my interviewers seemed very disengaged and low-energy compared to interviewers at other companies including the HM, so I wouldn't be confident accepting the offer even if I got one.
Phone screen - DSA problem on hackerrank
Onsite - 2 DSA Interviews, 1 System Design + Project Deep Dive, both on hackerrank, plus a hiring manager behavioral interview.
Recruiters were helpful and responsive. Interviewers communicated well and treated me well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you were on one side of a conflict (at work)
