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The technical part was not hard, especially if you took time to prepare for the system design questions. It seemed I was expected to give a pretty comprehensive and correct answer right away, but not re-iterate on things. For instance I was corrected on a simple SQL query right after I finished writing it and at the same time walking the interviewer over it. These corrections were obvious to me, but I didn't even get to the final answer yet. So, maybe from the interviewer perspective I wasn't fast enough. As for the 2d part, it was a blast of questions with basically 5 mins per answer or so. I didn't really have a good understanding on what to expect and didn't prepare good answers, so it was hard to give concise but comprehensive replies.
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Engineering Manager

Interviewed at DoorDash

3.6
Jun 20, 2022

The technical part was not hard, especially if you took time to prepare for the system design questions. It seemed I was expected to give a pretty comprehensive and correct answer right away, but not re-iterate on things. For instance I was corrected on a simple SQL query right after I finished writing it and at the same time walking the interviewer over it. These corrections were obvious to me, but I didn't even get to the final answer yet. So, maybe from the interviewer perspective I wasn't fast enough. As for the 2d part, it was a blast of questions with basically 5 mins per answer or so. I didn't really have a good understanding on what to expect and didn't prepare good answers, so it was hard to give concise but comprehensive replies.

I can't go over the specific questions, but the technical interviews change based on the position. For the domain knowledge portion, be prepared to talk about a system you have built, what trade-offs you considered, and what you learned from that experience working with other engineers. The leadership, product, and delivery interviews are fairly standard. All interviewers left plenty of time for questions, and everyone was very respectful and open to sharing relevant information about the culture and tech. Overall, the interviews were rigorous, but felt like I was meeting my future co-workers.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at DoorDash

3.6
Feb 10, 2024

I can't go over the specific questions, but the technical interviews change based on the position. For the domain knowledge portion, be prepared to talk about a system you have built, what trade-offs you considered, and what you learned from that experience working with other engineers. The leadership, product, and delivery interviews are fairly standard. All interviewers left plenty of time for questions, and everyone was very respectful and open to sharing relevant information about the culture and tech. Overall, the interviews were rigorous, but felt like I was meeting my future co-workers.

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