I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DoorDash (Toronto, ON) in Sept 2022
Interview
I applied via a referral link and was contacted by a recruiter within the next week. I was then pushed forward to a 2-segment interview - first a 30-min case, followed by a 30-min bias for action interview.
The case was more like rapid fire of ~20 strategic questions about DD's operating model and how you would hypothetically solve certain problems the company is facing. The questions were all fine and logical, but the interviewer was clearly very uninterested right from the start, and would barely wait for me to finish my sentence before buzzing off to the next question. We finished the 30 min interview in 20 mins because the interviewer was speeding through the questions so quickly. Interview felt very cold and interrogative.
Next, the BFA interview - no BFA was discussed at all. Instead, the interviewer (diff than the first) asked me more strategic/operating model questions, similarly to in the first interview (some questions were even the exact same). This interviewer was nicer than the first, but I could tell they weren't really listening to my responses and were just trying to get the interview done with. Again, my 30 min interview ended in barely 20 mins because the interviewer just wanted to finish it ASAP.
I received a rejection email the following morning (~16 hrs after my interviews) and when I asked for feedback I was told it was against company policy.
Overall, it seemed like the interviewers were sure they weren't going to move me forward through the recruitment process even before the interviews started. There were pre-conceived judgements, which I didn't appreciate. I don't mind being rejected for the job, but at least offer actionable feedback on why I wasn't selected after interviewing or cancel the interviews if you are sure you don't want a certain candidate to move forward.
Also - if you're thinking the interviewers just had another candidate in mind, I thought the same but then saw the same LinkedIn job opening re-posted twice within the next 2 weeks...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about real strategic problems DD is currently facing and how you would solve them (ex: how would you increase gross order volume, which area would you choose to target when launching DD in a new location, etc.)
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Application
I interviewed at DoorDash (New York, NY)
Interview
The process starts with a standard recruiting screen where you learn about the role and discuss your potential fit with the recruiter. Then you complete a two day take home exercise based on a data set that they provide.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
What do you think the marketplace team should measure to improve dashpass subscriptions
first round is a normal HR phone screen.
second round was a take-home assessment.
once you pass the take-home assessment, the final round would be an online interview with the team manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic HR questions, tell me about yourself, why this job. Then some technical questions about the role.
Recruiter screen, 48hr case study, SQL questions, 45min behavioral + analytics exercise overview with manager back to back with a 30min case interview with senior manager. The interviews weren't too difficult and we had great conversations. I am waiting to hear if I am advancing to the next rounds. Took exactly five days to hear back after the case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why DoorDash?
Tell me about a time you convinced stakeholders to do something when they didn't agree with you.