- Contacted via hiring manager on LinkedIn - Initial call with Hiring Manager - 1 take home analytical exercise - 1st round interview - 1 behavioral, 1 case Unarguably the least professional / thoughtful interview process and experience I’ve ever had (consulting and tech background) . Take home assignment was provided a few days before 1st round interview, was open-ended, and could easily have demanded 12+ hours of time. If you have even basic experience pulling insights out of excel, the exercise really just comes down to who has more free time to dedicate in the 48 hours you have to turn around the assignment.. 1st round interview was relatively straightforward, I hadn’t practiced cases in the week prior so pretty obviously tanked it. Both interviewers were reasonably focused. One was kind and personable while the other had a bit of a high and mighty feel to them, which was a big turnoff in my own considerations of if DD would be a good place to work. After receiving the notification that I was not moving forward, I politely requested specific feedback (figuring 5 minutes of critical thought on behalf of the interviewers was reasonable to request considering the 6+ hours they’d requested of my time). Received no response. Overall, a bad look on behalf of DoorDash. I would recommend having the 1st round interviews before having prospects commit to an open-ended analytical exercise. I would also recommend treating them like people. Think I dodged a bullet here, also a good reminder to practice case interviews again. Considering no longer even being a customer with DD after this unprofessional experience, highlights that their “customer first” culture may just be because you’re handing them money….

First a screening call with HR, then a take home analytical test, followed by two virtual panel interview rounds with 2-3 people each round. Some of the interviews were behavioral and some were analytical.