I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at DoorDash in Sep 2025
Interview
DO NOT INTERVIEW WITH DOORDASH. DoorDash is receiving tons of free labor from people they 'interview."
The recruiter said that my experiences aligned "super well" with the job and that she was feeling "really great" about my chances.
Do not be fooled. They are just trying to get you to do free labor for them. The recruiter gave me a take-home assignment that she said would take "a couple hours."
It was not at all possible to complete the assignment in even close to 2 hours. I spent 16 hours on it (my Saturday and Sunday) and then got an automated rejection on Tuesday stating that "it is against our company policy to provide specific feedback." I followed up with the recruiter to ask how I could have improved the assignment and got ghosted.
Do not be fooled. They are just trying to get you to do free labor for them.
Don't do the assignment and end the interview process with them. Many other interviewees have had the same experience with DoorDash. Enjoy your freetime -- don't give unpaid hours of your life that you will never get back to a company that doesn't care about you.
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Other Strategy and Operations Associate Interview Reviews for DoorDash
Had a phone screener with a recruiter who very clearly did not want to be there and just asked typical generic questions about my background, communication styles, etc. Was given a take home case study and short SQL exercise and given 48 hours to return it (which I spent most of my weekend on) only to receive an auto reject email two days later. I did not get to speak to the hiring manager or anyone on the team I applied for.
Fairly simple recruiting process. Intro chat with recruiter, case study round, debrief of case study, then final round in office with team. Was given an Excel sheet full of transaction data and asked to put together a client-ready deck of slides with insights (graphs encouraged) and recommendations based on what was found.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was given an Excel sheet full of transaction data and asked to put together a client-ready deck of slides with insights (graphs encouraged) and recommendations based on what was found.
I went through two rounds, with HR and my would-be manager. Both were fairly straightforward. I did think the manager interview went well, but no dice. I believe they look for a certain style in approach that needs some research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to navigate complexity.
