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.
I applied online. I interviewed at DoorDash (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
First round 30-minute call with recruiter.
Then asked to complete take home assessment
Then had two back-to-back interviews with two strategy managers. Mix of behavioral + a real-time Excel assessment
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you led a product from concept to launch
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.