I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DoorDash (San Francisco, CA) in July 2019
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter, I asked for 2 months to prepare for the phone screen.
I had the phone screen, this was my first time in my life taking an algorithm phone screen, I had one easy coding question but I couldn't give an optimal solution, the interviewer also asked me a design question.
I didn't pass the phone screen because of the coding problem, I had positive feedback from the design question.
DoorDash response
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Other Software Engineer interview reviews for DoorDash
Walking into the coding interview, I was taken aback when they asked about finding the K nearest restaurants based on coordinates. Just days before, I had stumbled on a mock on prachub.com that mirrored this question almost exactly. The interview felt straightforward, but I struggled with some behavioral questions. Overall, the experience was underwhelming; I expected more technical depth. After several rounds, they decided to go in another direction, which was disappointing given my prep efforts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a list of restaurants with their coordinates and a user's location, find the K nearest restaurants
it was very easy, they ask basic programming questions, can be solved with minimal prep, however they ask a lot about why u want to work here, be prepared to talk for a long time
1) Coding Challenge
2) Technical coding round
3) Behaviour/ hiring manager round
DSA questions asked in first 2 rounds, leetcode medium to hard. Overall process was quick, got replies within a few weeks.
